Man charged following historic double fatal crash - Milperra
Friday, 27 September 2024 03:28:23 AM
About 7.40pm on Sunday 26 May 2024, emergency services were called to Milperra Road, Milperra, following reports multiple cars had crashed and rolled.
Officers attached to Bankstown Police Area Command arrived to find a Toyota sedan and Toyota utility had crashed with the sedan rolling and trapping the driver and passengers.
Two passengers of the sedan, a 41-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl, died at the scene.
A third passenger of the sedan, a 10-year-old boy, was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in a stable condition.
The male driver of the sedan, a 52-year-old man, was also treated at the scene before being taken to Westmead Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The driver of the utility, a 19-year-old man, was treated at the scene for minor injuries before being taken to Liverpool Hospital for mandatory testing.
About 6pm yesterday (Thursday 26 September 2024) a 52-year-old man, attended Bankstown Police Station where he was charged with negligent driving occasioning death (two counts) and cause bodily harm by misconduct in charge of motor vehicle (two counts).
He was granted bail to appear at Bankstown Local Court on Wednesday 6 November 2024.
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.