Tabulam crash: Two teenagers dead and three others injured after SUV lost control and hit a tree near Casino NSW
Two teenagers have been killed and another three injured after an SUV lost control in regional New South Wales.
Emergency services were called to the scene at around 3.20am AEDT on Saturday on Plains Station Road in Tabulam, about 60km west of Casino in the state’s north.
Officers and paramedics discovered that a Volkswagen Tiguan, believed to be stolen, had lost control and crashed into a tree.
“Two teenagers were pronounced dead at the scene. They are yet to be formally identified,” NSW Police said.
“Three teenagers have been taken to hospital, one in a serious condition, while the two others are being treated for minor injuries.”
Two distraught women, believed to be lovers of the car’s occupants, were seen hugging near the scene of the horror impact.
Two teenagers were killed in a single-vehicle crash near Casino, New South Wales on Saturday (photo, mourners at the scene)
Three other teens were injured when the SUV lost control and crashed into a tree (photo, police on scene)
Police established a crime scene with specialist officers from the Crash Investigation Unit investigating the incident.
The circumstances surrounding the crash are under investigation.
Acting Deputy Commissioner Scott Tanner said the crash will have a devastating effect on the families of those involved and the wider community Daily telegram reports.
“There are two sides to the coin,” he said.
‘Protecting the victims in the community whose lives are turned upside down by these serious crimes when their homes are broken into and cars stolen, versus the transfer of risk when the young perpetrators are behind the wheel of a car and speeding driving with limited experience.
‘This leads to devastating consequences for themselves and other road users, devastating families and communities.’
Plains Station Road was closed in both directions due to local traffic diversions.
Meanwhile, in Central Queensland, another single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a 19-year-old Rockhampton woman.
The Queensland Police Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the crash in Kawana, north Rockhampton.
The Holden Berlina sedan also lost control and crashed into a tree on Crane Avenue about 3am AEST on Saturday.
Plains Station Road (above) was closed in both directions due to local traffic diversions
“Officers arrived on scene a short time later and attempted to treat the driver of the vehicle, a 19-year-old woman from Rockhampton, but she was pronounced deceased at the scene,” Queensland Police said.
‘A 17-year-old girl, the sole passenger of the vehicle, was taken to Rockhampton Hospital.’
Anyone with information about crashes or dashcam footage is urged to contact state police or Crime Stoppers.