A woman died in a two-vehicle accident on Jerrara Road on Saturday afternoon.
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Police said the 23-year-old was driving her Mitsubishi Lancer south on Jerrara Road when she rounded a left-hand bend and crossed on to the incorrect side of the thoroughfare. The vehicle crashed head-on with a Ford Raptor utility.
The woman died at the scene.
The accident occurred some 4.5km from the Hume Highway intersection at about 2.30pm.
The Ford driver, a 46-year-old man and his 48-year-old female partner and their 18-year-old daughter were treated at the scene.
A NSW Ambulance spokesman said the older woman suffered contusions and bruising to her leg, chest and rib pain while the man had no obvious injuries. He was airlifted to Canberra Hospital as a precaution while the 48-year-old was taken to Goulburn Base Hospital by road ambulance with her daughter, who was suffering back pain. All were in a stable condition.
It’s not known where any of the occupants are from.
Jerrara Road resident Peter Walton was working in his shed when he said he heard a “huge bang.” He told The Post he didn’t hear screeching tyres before the accident
He immediately went to investigate.
“I found one car (the Mitsubishi) in the middle of the road destroyed and the other off to the side of the road. It was a big mess,” he said.
“The people in the 4WD (Raptor) were out of the car and walking around, although they were injured. They were talking to me and said the car just came out of nowhere.”
The accident happened on a left-hand bend following a straight stretch of road.
Mr Walton rendered assistance, including slowing traffic down until emergency services arrived 20 minutes later. He said he’d lived on Jerrara Road, which connects the Hume Highway with Bungonia, for four and a half years.
“People use it as a race track. They think nothing’s going to happen along there but there are a lot of kangaroos. Now that it’s been widened (by Multiquip Quarries), people go even faster,” he said.
An 80km/h speed limit applies.
The road was closed in both directions for about five hours following Saturday’s accident while police investigated. Diversions were put in place.
Officers have not established a cause but were at the scene investigating into the evening under lights, Mr Walton said.
Residents have previously complained to The Post about the road’s safety and condition, particularly before Multiquip’s upgrade. Several fatalities and numerous accidents have occurred along the road.
Police will prepare a report for the coroner on Saturday’s fatality.