Fatal crash – near Yass

A man has died following a single-vehicle crash near Yass this morning.

Shortly after 8.15am (Monday 18 April 2016), emergency services were called to Lachlan Valley Way, Boorowa, 40km north of Yass, after a white utility was struck by debris from another vehicle.

As a result of the collision, the 23-year-old male driver died. The 34-year-old female passenger was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The driver of the other vehicle, a 28-year-old man, was taken to Boorowa Hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing.

Police from Cootamundra Local Area Command are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

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