NSW: Man dead after being thrown from car

AAP General News (Australia)
08-12-2008
NSW: Man dead after being thrown from car

SYDNEY, Aug 12 AAP - A man has died after being thrown from a car when it crashed on
the New England Highway in northern NSW.

A 22-year-old female driver lost control of a Ford sedan carrying five people around
12km from Guyra before the vehicle crashed into a guard rail then a semi-trailer at around
5.20pm (AEST) yesterday, police said.

A 28-year-old man from Queensland was thrown from the car and died at the scene.

The driver, as well as a four-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl, were injured in
the crash and were taken to Armidale Hospital where they remain in stable conditions.

A 24-year-old man, who was also in the car, was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

The truck driver, a 38-year-old man from Queensland, was taken to Armidale Hospital
for mandatory blood and urine tests.

Investigations are continuing.

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