- A fatal crash has occurred three hours south of Sydney at 10.45am Boxing Day
- Two women are fighting for life after crash at Mondayong on Princes Highway
- Roads were closed but one lane has recently opened near Bendalong Road
Three people are dead and two women are fighting for life after a car crash on the NSW south coast.
The fatal Boxing Day crash left a car bursting into flames after it collided with a vehicle towing a caravan at Mondayong, south of Sussex Inlet.
Emergency services were at the Princes Highway accident at about 10.45am, north of Milton, three hours south of Sydney.
Three people are dead and two women are fighting for life after a car crash on NSW south coast (pictured)
The fatal Boxing Day crash left a car bursting into flames after it collided with a vehicle towing a caravan at Mondayong (pictured)
NSW Police said two women were airlifted from the scene to hospital in a critical condition
NSW Police said two women were airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.
The three people who were killed were from two separate cars.
Roads were closed in both directions but one lane on the Princes Highway is now open near Bendalong Road.
‘Traffic’s very heavy and there are long delays,’ Live Traffic NSW shared on Twitter.
People are being urged to avoid the area and use different roads.
Twice the number of people have been killed on NSW roads compared to the same time last year.
Roads were closed in both directions but one lane on the Princes Highway has recently opened near Bendalong Road
In the last 11 days, 14 people died on the state’s roads compared to the seven people who were killed last year.
‘That is more than one person a day which is quite alarming. It is just not good enough,’ Assistant Commissoner Corboy said.
‘All it takes is one distraction and you could lose your life or kill a family travelling on the roads this holiday period.’