A 50-year-old truck driver will front court in Sydney on Saturday after being charged in relation to the fatal crash near Dubbo last month that claimed the lives of two people.
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About 12.30pm on Tuesday 16 January 2018, emergency services were called to the Newell Highway north of Dubbo and found a seven-vehicle crash which involved two trucks, four sedans and a utility.
Police will allege a south-bound semi-trailer hit the other vehicles from behind while they were stopped at roadworks.
A 19-year-old woman, identified as Hannah Ferguson, and her 21-year-old boyfriend Reagen Skinner, died at the scene.
An 18-year-old man in another car suffered burns and was taken to Concord Hospital for treatment.
In a third car were the driver, a 43-year-old woman who suffered a broken arm, and two passengers, a 52-year-old woman and 25-year-old man who suffered minor injuries. They were taken to Dubbo Base Hospital.
In a fourth car were the driver, a 26-year-old woman who suffered facial injuries and was taken to Dubbo Hospital, a 24-year-woman who was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital with a suspected spinal injury, a two-year-old girl and a 19-year-old man who were taken to Dubbo Base Hospital with minor injuries.
The driver of a utility, a 39-year-old man, and the driver of a B-double, a 27-year-old man, suffered minor injuries and were taken to Dubbo Base Hospital.
The driver of the semi-trailer, a 50-year-old man, suffered leg fractures and suspected internal injuries and was taken to Liverpool Hospital.
About 5pm on Friday, officers attended Liverpool Hospital and arrested a 50-year-old man when he was discharged from hospital.
He was taken to Liverpool Police Station and charged with several offences by investigators from the Crash Investigation Unit, including:
- Dangerous driving occasioning death (x2);
- Dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm (x3);
- Negligent driving occasioning death (x2); and
- Negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm (x3).
The man was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday, and also had his driving privileges in NSW suspended.
