A 50-year-old man has been charged over the horrific crash which claimed two lives and injured 10 others in the New South Wales Central West.
The man was arrested on Friday evening after being discharged from Liverpool Hospital, where he was being treated for leg fractures suffered in the crash, Daily Telegraph reports.
Police will allege the driver of the semi-trailer hit the other vehicles, two trucks and a sedan, while they were stopped at roadworks on the Newell Highway, in Dubbo, on January 16.
A 50-year-old man has been charged over the horrific crash (pictured) which claimed two lives and injured 10 others in the New South Wales Central West
Police will allege the driver of the semi-trailer hit the other vehicles, two trucks and a sedan, while they were stopped at roadworks on the Newell Highway, in Dubbo, on January 16
The man is due to face Parramatta Bail Court on Friday, facing 10 charges, including two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death and three counts of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.
The driver has also had his driving privileges suspended in New South Wales.
A teenage university student and her boyfriend were identified as the victims of the horror seven-vehicle crash, which was described by police as ‘absolute carnage’.
Charles Sturt University student Hannah Ferguson, 19, died after the semi-trailer slammed into her car.
Ms Ferguson’s 19-year-old boyfriend, Reagan Skinner, was also killed in the crash.
Charles Sturt University student Hannah Ferguson (pictured), 19, died after the semi-trailer slammed into her car on the Newell Highway
Ms Ferguson’s 19-year-old boyfriend, Reagan Skinner (pictured) was also killed in the crash
Hannah Ferguson (pictured) was one of the victims of the tragedy near the NSW town of Dubbo
A total of 11 others were harmed – including a two-year-old girl – with injuries ranging from broken limbs to suspected spinal injuries.
The impact reportedly threw at least one commuter from their vehicle.
An 18-year-old man in another car suffered burns and was taken to Concord Hospital.
In a third car were the driver – a 43-year-old woman who suffered a broken arm – a 52-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man who suffered minor injuries.
A two-year-old girl named Jalirah was travelling with her family and was freed from the wreck by her uncle (pictured)
The fourth car contained a 26-year-old woman who suffered facial injuries, a 24-year-woman who was taken to hospital with a suspected spinal injury, a two-year-old girl and a 19-year-old who suffered minor injuries.
A 39-year-old man driving a utility, and the driver of a B-double, a 27-year-old man, suffered minor injuries and were taken to Dubbo Base Hospital.
The two-year-old girl named Jalirah was travelling with her family and was freed from the wreck by her uncle, 9 News reported.
The horror smash happened near the town of Dubbo – about 400km north-west of Sydney
‘I was pulled out by a passer-by. As I got out I heard bub crying,’ her uncle told 9 News.
‘I grabbed her out, then tried to get the other passenger and the driver. But I wasn’t able to grab them because they needed to be cut out.’
NSW roads minister Melinda Pavey told the ABC a road worker collapsed after witnessing the crash.
‘It is an absolute horror… We had a worker collapse with shock. This is a terrible, terrible crash,’ she said.
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