A man has been charged following a single vehicle fatal crash earlier this month, south of Tamworth.

About 3pm (Tuesday 19 July 2016), police and emergency services were called to a crash on the New England Highway, about 25km south of Tamworth.

A Peugeot with four occupants onboard rolled, leaving them trapped. A 73-year-old male front seat passenger died at the scene.

Yesterday (Wednesday 27 July, 2016), police attached to the Oxley Crash Investigation Unit charged the 64-year-old male driver with dangerous driving occasioning death, negligent driving occasioning death and cause bodily harm by misconduct in charge of motor vehicle.

The man is expected to appear in Tamworth Local Court on 22 August 2016.