A report will be prepared for the Coroner following a fatal crash in the Riverina Region yesterday.

About 6pm (Saturday 6 February 2016), police and emergency services were called to Tallimba-Ardlethan Road, Ardlethan – north-west of Wagga Wagga – following reports of a single-vehicle crash.

On arrival, officers from Wagga Wagga Local Area Command located the 48-year-old male driver deceased in the vehicle.

Initial inquiries indicate the Holden Commodore had been travelling northbound, when the driver lost control on a bend and crashed into a tree.

Police established a crime scene, which was examined by specialist forensic officers.

Local detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash and are appealing for anyone with information that may assist with their inquiries to contact Crime Stoppers.