Three young men have been killed in a car crash in central-western NSW in a horrific start to the Anzac Day long weekend.
Emergency services attended the scene of the crash about 80 kilometres from Dubbo near Trangie on the Mitchell Highway.
Police say a southbound 4WD left the road and struck a tree at 7.40am Saturday.
Three young men, who have not been identified, were killed. It is understood the ute they were in had a green P-plate sign.
Remarkably, three dogs survived the crash and are being treated by a local vet.
The triple fatality comes hours after a 17-year-old girl was killed in a crash in the Southern Highlands.
The teenager was behind the wheel of a car that left the Old Hume Highway at Mittagong and hit a tree.
The male passenger was airlifted to Liverpool hospital in a serious but stable condition.
In the Hunter region, a woman was killed after a car hit her while she crossed the road in the early hours of Saturday.
Police say the 44-year-old woman was crossing First Avenue at Cardiff when she was hit by a Mazda 3 sedan.
The 39-year-old driver pulled over and assisted the woman before paramedics arrived.
She was taken to John Hunter Hospital after midnight in a critical condition but died hours later.
The latest car crashes take the long weekend road toll to five already.
Add to that tally a lucky escape for three people in Maitland on Saturday morning.
It is understood they managed to escape injury when their car plummeted from on overpass onto train tracks below.
Police are concerned at the significant amount of speeding offences overnight, with more than 1200 speeding incidents across the state since Operation Go Slow started at midnight Friday.
Just before 10.30pm Friday, officers clocked a Holden Commodore travelling 142kmh in a 60kmh zone along Narellen Road, Narellen Vale.
The 20-year-old man, who is only a provisional driver, had four passengers in the vehicle at the time. His license was seized and suspended and was issued with a fine.
Traffic and Highway Patrol Command’s Acting Assistant Commissioner, Stuart Smith, said the road tolls are already too high and drivers simply need to slow down and take care on the roads, don’t speed.
“This long weekend is all about ‘Go Slow’ and being safe on the roads.”
