Police will address the media as investigations continue into a double fatal single-vehicle crash near Cooma today.
About 3.40am (Sunday 28 July 2019), emergency services were called to the Monaro Highway, near Rose Valley Road, Bunyan, about 10km north of Cooma, following reports a Mazda 6 sedan vehicle travelling southbound had left the road and rolled.
Two passengers, a male and female, were declared deceased at the scene. They are yet to be identified.
The driver, a 22-year-old man, suffered a serious head laceration and two male passengers, both aged 19, suffered superficial head lacerations.
They were all treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to Cooma Hospital. The driver and one of the passengers have since been airlifted to Canberra Hospital for further treatment.
The Monaro Highway has been reopened in both directions; however, traffic delays are expected.
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.
