A man has been charged after a serious crash in the states west yesterday afternoon.
About 5.20pm (Sunday 21 December 2025), emergency services were called to a hotel on Castlereagh Highway, near Bandamora Street, Capertee, following reports of a crash.
Officers attached to Chifley Police District arrived to find a vehicle had hit a concrete pole before crashing into a hotel courtyard hitting several patrons.
Two patrons – a 64-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman – were treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for serious injuries before being airlifted to hospital.
A third female patron was treated for minor injuries and taken to hospital for further treatment.
Another four other patrons were treated for minor injuries; however, did not require further treatment.
The driver, a 30-year-old man, was uninjured, arrested and taken Orange Base Hospital for mandatory testing.
A crime scene was established and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash commenced by officers attached to Crash Investigation Unit.
Upon release from hospital, the man was taken to Lithgow Police Station, where he was charged with negligent driving (occasions grievous bodily harm) and two counts of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.
He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 4 today (Monday 22 December 2025).
His licence was also suspended.
