A man will appear in court today charged after two people died in a crash in Sydney's south-west.
About 9.20pm on Friday (1 September 2023), emergency services were called to Sadleir Avenue, Heckenberg, following reports of a multi-vehicle crash.
A black Mercedes and a Toyota Echo reportedly collided head-on, before the Mercedes hit a Toyota Rav4 and flipped on its side.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the driver of the Echo, a 24-year-old woman, and her 15-year-old male passenger; however, they both died at the scene.
The two occupants of the Rav4 were not injured, while the occupants of the Mercedes allegedly left the scene.
As part of inquiries, a 20-year-old man was arrested after attending Liverpool Police Station about 2pm yesterday (Saturday 2 September 2023).
He was charged with two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death – drive manner dangerous, two counts of fail to stop and assist after vehicle impact causing death, negligent driving occasioning death, and drive vehicle during disqualification period.
The man has been refused bail to appear before Parramatta Bail Court today (Sunday 3 September 2023).
Officers from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit (MCIU) continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.
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.
