Overview
- Emergency services responded to a collision between a truck and a car on the Princes Highway near Mortimer Road at Falls Creek, blocking the road.
- Police confirmed the car’s driver and passenger were found dead at the scene and are yet to be formally identified.
- The truck driver was trapped, freed by rescuers, and airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.
- The Princes Highway remains closed in both directions with southbound and northbound traffic diverted via Parma Road, Braidwood Road and Turpentine Road, causing severe local congestion.
- The Crash Investigation Unit is examining the scene to establish cause and investigators will consider road and vehicle factors about 2 kilometres from the recently opened Jervis Bay Flyover.