Two women are dead and a man is fighting for his life after two cars collided head-on on the Mitchell Highway yesterday - the second serious accident on the highway in as many days.
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The accident occurred about 3pm yesterday, 10km east of Narromine.
The man, who was driving, and one of the women were travelling in an east-bound direction in their Ford sedan, while the other woman, who was the sole occupant of a Mazda sedan, was travelling west when the two vehicles collided.
The woman driving the Mazda was killed instantly, while the other woman was pronounced dead on arrival at Narromine hospital, after being taken there by ambulance.
The man was taken by helicopter to Dubbo Base Hospital where his condition was last night listed as critical. He is understood to have suffered multiple injuries.
It is understood all three victims were from the Narromine or Trangie area.
Police from Narromine and Dubbo and crews from the Rural Fire Service and NSW fire brigade attended the scene of the accident, along with ambulances from both Narromine and Dubbo Base, the rescue helicopter and the VRA.
The VRA used spreaders and cutters to remove the woman who died at the scene from the Mazda, a process which took three hours.
The highway remained closed until approximately 8pm.
Police said they had not spoken to any witnesses to the crash and urged anyone who saw it to come forward and contact Narromine police or crimestoppers.
Yesterday’s accident came just a day after a head-on collision 5km west of Dubbo on the Mitchell Highway left seven people injured.
Among those hurt were four children.
The most seriously injured in Tuesday’s crash was a 49-year-old man. His condition has improved from serious but stable to stable.
The other six hurt suffered minor injuries.
Inspector Chris Clarke, from Orana Local Area Command, said the two accidents should act as a reminder to other drivers to rest if tired or pull over if distracted.
“The accident involving seven people previous to today was a result of not taking due care on the roads and accidents of this nature can be prevented by taking rests and not getting distracted,” he said.
“The speed on this highway is 110km/h.”
dani.volke@ruralpress.com