One dead when SUV and ute crash on M7 near Blacktown

Thursday, 12 December 2024 05:37:52 PM

A woman has died and three men have escaped serious injury after a two-vehicle crash which has blocked eastbound lanes of the M7 near Blacktown.

Emergency services were called to the Sunnyholt Road off-ramp at Acacia Gardens about 3.40pm (Thursday 12 December 2024), after an SUV and a ute – both travelling east – collided.

An 80-year-old woman travelling in the front-passenger seat of the SUV died at the scene.

The male driver of the SUV, aged in his 80s, and two men in the ute, both aged in their 20s, escaped serious injury. Both drivers have been taken for mandatory testing.

Diversions for eastbound traffic are in place at Richmond Road with road users advised the road will be closed for some time while Crash Unit Investigators examine the scene.

Motorists are advised to check www.livetraffic.com for updates.

Police are appealing for dashcam vision or witnesses to the crash which involved a dark-grey Suzuki X-Cross Turbo SUV and a dark-grey Mazda BT50.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.

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