A third person has died following a three-vehicle crash on the state's North Coast last weekend.
About 10.30am last (Saturday 31 October 2026), emergency services were called to Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park, following reports of a three-vehicle crash.
On arrival, officers attached to Tweed/Byron Police District located the driver of one vehicle, a woman aged 59, and the driver of a second vehicle, a man aged 69, had died at the scene.
A passenger of the second vehicle, a 70-year-old woman, was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition. Police have now been advised the woman died last night (Thursday 5 November 2026).
The occupants of a third vehicle were not injured.
Officers established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
A report will be prepared for the information of 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.
