Inquiries are continuing by the Crash Investigation Unit after 13 people were injured when two Australian Defence Force (ADF) military vehicles crashed 9km south-west of Lismore yesterday.
Emergency services were called to Tregeagle Road, Tregeagle, about 5pm (Saturday 8 March 2025), after one vehicle left the roadway and rolled several times into a paddock, and a second vehicle tipped onto its side attempting to avoid the first vehicle. The vehicles did not collide with each other.
Each vehicle carried a driver and 15 passengers.
Officers attached to Richmond Police District and Police Rescue, NSW Ambulance paramedics, Fire and Rescue NSW, SES and RFS members worked with ADF personnel from the convoy to remove and treat the 32 occupants.
All were taken to hospitals in Lismore, Tweed Heads, Ballina and Byron Bay for assessment, with 13 requiring treatment; police have been advised the injuries appear to be non-life threatening.
Officers attached to the Far North Coast Crash Investigation Unit are now investigating 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.
