The 15-year-old was a passenger in a Toyota utility which crashed with a BMW on the Mitchell Highway at Orange. He got out of the car and rendered assistance to the people in the BMW, but both cars were then struck by a prime mover truck. The boy died at the scene. The 17-year-old Toyota driver and the man and woman in the BMW, aged 72 and 71, were taken to Orange Hospital. The 48-year-old truck driver has been taken to hospital for mandatory testing.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 02, 2021 23:37 UTC