Fatal crash - Ashfield
Tuesday, 24 September 2024 10:17:49 AM
A man has died following a vehicle crash in Sydney’s Inner West this morning.
About 8am (Tuesday 24 September 2024), emergency services were called to Liverpool Road, Ashfield, following reports of a two-vehicle crash.
Officers attached to Burwood Police Area Command were told a truck and a Mercedes sedan collided.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the driver of the truck, a 61-year-old man, however, he died at the scene.
The driver of the Mercedes - a 30-year-old man - was uninjured and taken to Canterbury Hospital for mandatory testing.
A crime scene has been established and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash has commenced.
Both vehicles were seized to be forensically examined.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
As inquiries continue, anyone with information, CCTV footage and/or dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.