Tragic start to the long weekend as boy, 10, dies and teen girl is left fighting for her life after their car hit a tree and rolled as horrified bystanders drag them from the wreckage
- Boy, 10, killed after car veered off road and hit tree at Merriwa, NSW, Saturday
- A 15-year-old teenage girl was taken to John Hunter Hospital in stable condition
- Crash marked the fourth accident in state in horrific start to long weekend
A 10-year-old boy has been killed and a 15-year-old girl is fighting for her life in hospital after a horror car crash.
The vehicle veered off the road and hit a tree before it rolled several times on Flaggs Road at Merriwa, in the Hunter region of NSW, at 11am on Saturday.
A couple of passing locals managed to pull the teenage girl from the wreckage and comfort the 46-year-old driver before emergency services arrived.
Paramedics tried to treat the 10-year-old boy but he died at the scene.
It marks the fourth death in the state over the long weekend after three people were killed within 45 minutes of each other on Friday night.
The vehicle veered off the road and hit a tree before it rolled several times on Flaggs Road at Merriwa, in the Hunter region of NSW, at 11am on Saturday
The 15-year-old girl was taken by ambulance to John Hunter Hospital, in Newcastle, in a stable condition.
The driver was flown by Westpac Rescue Helicopter to the same hospital with multiple injuries and in a critical condition.
Hunter Valley Police are investigating the crash and have urged anyone with dash cam footage to come forward.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
The accident came after an 80-year-old man died after he was hit by a car on Sunflower Drive at Claremont Meadows, western Sydney, at 6.15pm on Friday.
The 24-year-old driver was taken to Nepean Hospital for mandatory testing.
An 88-year-old woman was then died after she was hit by a Mitsubishi ute at Barton Highway at Murrumbateman, the Southern Tablelands of NSW, at 6.30pm.
The 25-year-old driver underwent mandatory testing.
A 32-year-old man died after he was hit by a Mazda ute on Castleraegh Road in Penrith, Sydney’s west, at 7pm.
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It marks the fourth death in the state over the long weekend after three people were killed within 45 minutes of each other on Friday night (stock image)
The 43-year-old driver was taken to hospital for mandatory testing.
Traffic and Highway Patrol commander acting assistant commissioner Trent King urged motorists to take care on the roads.
‘Long weekends are a time for families and friends to spend together, not be told that their loved one has been killed in an incident on our roads,’ he said.
‘I implore both road users and pedestrians to stay alert, pay attention and be aware of your surroundings at all times.
‘The predicted weather for the weekend requires additional caution to be taken, so please drive with care, for the sake of all road users’.
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