Overview
- Emergency services responded at about 3:45am to the Oxley Highway near New Winton Road at Westdale following reports of a pedestrian struck by a car.
- Police and NSW Ambulance treated the man at the scene before he was taken to Tamworth Hospital, where he died.
- Police confirmed the victim has been formally identified as a 29-year-old from the local area.
- The 62-year-old woman driving the car was uninjured and underwent mandatory hospital testing, with samples to be analyzed.
- A crime scene was established for forensic examination, a report will be prepared for the coroner, and the highway was closed in both directions with motorists advised to avoid the area.