A TEENAGER has died after a single-vehicle crash at Cudgegong, south of Mudgee.
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Emergency services were called to a single-vehicle crash on the Castlereagh Highway about 8.30am.
Police have been told a four-wheel-drive utility was travelling down an embankment on a private property and skidded.
As a result an 18-year-old front male passenger was ejected from the vehicle. He was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics and later died.
The driver, a 17-year old boy, was taken to Mudgee Base Hospital for treatment for minor injuries while other passengers aged between 17 and 19 were not injured.
Officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District established a crime scene and commenced an investigation with assistance from Crash Investigation Unit.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page.
Information will be treated in the strictest of confidence.
