AAP General News (Australia)
12-18-2008
NSW: Man dies after truck strikes horse
EDS: Updating to add that one horse also dead and speed of truck unknown.
SYDNEY, Dec 18 AAP - A man has died after his truck collided with a horse in northern NSW.
A B-Double truck was travelling north on the Pacific Highway at Mororo, about four
kilometres north of the Iluka turn-off, when it appears to have struck one or more horses,
police said in a statement.
The male driver, believed to be from Melbourne, was trapped in the truck for several
hours and died at the scene.
At least one horse was also dead, police said.
The male passenger, who was hitching a ride in the truck, was treated for shock.
Police attended the scene along with hazardous materials (HAZMAT) staff, who cleaned
up diesel that spilled from the truck as a result of the collision.
It was unclear how fast the man was travelling at the time of the crash.
AAP cjb/cmc
KEYWORD: TOLL NSW UPDATE
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