Police are responding to fatal crash in state's central west

A teenager has died in a two-vehicle crash in the state's central west this afternoon.

About 12.30pm (Friday 8 January 2021), emergency services responded to reports of a crash on Lachlan Valley Way, about 20km south of Cowra.

On arrival, officers attached to Chifley Police District and NSW Ambulance Paramedics were told a 4WD, with a caravan attached, and a sedan, had collided.

Despite the efforts of emergency services, the 18-year-old female driver of the sedan died at the scene.

Her 18-year-old male passenger was airlifted to Canberra Hospital in a critical condition.

The driver of the 4WD, a 78-year-old man, and a passenger, an 80-year-old woman, were also airlifted to Canberra Hospital in a critical condition.

Lachlan Valley Way remains closed in both directions and police are urging motorists to avoid the area.

Officers from the Traffic and Highway Patrol Crash Investigation Unit are on scene and have commenced an investigation into the circumstances of the crash.

Inquiries are continuing.

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