Driver dies in southern NSW crash, follows horror long weekend of fatalities on roads

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The fatality near Griffith this morning follows eight deaths and 70 injuries across the long weekend.

abc.net.au/news/driver-dies-bilbul-telegraph-pole-crash-nsw-fatalities/101503082A person has died after crashing into a telegraph pole this morning in southern New South Wales.It follows a long weekend with eight fatalities on NSW roads

NSW is experiencing difficult driving conditions with flooding, thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in some areas Police said emergency services were called just after 11:00am to an intersection of Burley Griffin Way and McDonald Road at Bilbul, about 10 kilometres east of Griffith.It's another fatality following a horror long weekend on NSW roads. Eight people died and close to 70 others were injured.Fire and Rescue NSW said the Rural Fire Service, SES and NSW Ambulance were at the scene.

It comes as regional and rural communities bear the brunt of flash flooding, heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. Officers attached to Murrumbidgee Police District have established a crime scene and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.

 

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How come this isn’t all over the MSM. If this was in Victoria it would be all over the front pages of every newspaper. (Must be Dan Andrews fault somehow)

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