Elderly man dies following single vehicle crash - Banora Point

Monday, 25 August 2025 02:47:35 PM

A man has died after a single-vehicle crash in the state’s north.

About 11.30am today (Monday 25 August 2025), emergency services responded to reports that a car had crashed at an aged-care facility on Leisure Drive, Banora Point.

Officers from Tweed/Byron Police District attended the scene and were told a vehicle, driven by an 83-year-old man who was the sole occupant, had hit a pole before continuing through a fence.

NSW Ambulance paramedics attended and treated the man for serious injuries; however, he died at the scene.

No one else was injured.

A crime scene has been established and inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are underway.

A report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.

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