Second person dies following crash – Singleton
Monday, 04 May 2015 01:27:17 PM

Police continue to investigate a fatal single-vehicle crash in Singleton on the weekend, after a second person died in hospital yesterday.

About 5.15pm (Saturday 2 May 2015), officers attached to Hunter Valley Local Area Command were called to the Golden Highway, near Range Road, after reports of a crash.

Police have been told a Toyota Camry was travelling east-bound on the highway, when it left the road and hit a tree.

Emergency services attended; however a 16-year-old girl died at the scene.

An 18-year-old woman, who was also in the vehicle at the time of the crash, was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition.

Police have been advised that she died in hospital yesterday afternoon (Sunday 3 May 2015).

Specialist officers from the Crash Investigation Unit and Hunter Valley police are investigating the circumstances leading up to the crash.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.