Police Are Responding To Fatal Crash - Ballina 16 July

An elderly man has died following a crash on the State's north coast yesterday.

About 12pm yesterday (Wednesday 15 July 2026), emergency services were called to a carpark at an airport in Ballina, following reports of a crash.

Officers attached to Richmond Police District attended and found a sedan had crashed into two parked vehicles.

The driver – a 90-year-old man – was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to hospital with serious injuries, where he later died.

Police have commenced an investigation into the circumstance surrounding the crash.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

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

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