A man has been charged over a single vehicle crash that left three passengers dead at Tarago, about 40km south of Goulburn, last month.
About 1.10pm last Sunday (28 July 2024), emergency services were called to the intersection of Bungendore and Collector roads at Tarago after reports a vehicle left the road and rolled, coming to rest on its roof.
Officers attached to The Hume Police District and other emergency services attended and located three passengers – a man aged 20, and two women aged 18 and 20 – deceased at the scene.
The 21-year-old male driver was able to get out of the vehicle unassisted and was taken to Canberra Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He also underwent mandatory testing.
Specialist officers attached to the Southern Region Crash Investigation Unit commenced an investigation into the matter.
Inquires established that the driver was the holder of a suspended licence.
About 3.35pm yesterday (Thursday 1 August 2024), the 21-year-old man attended Nowra Police Station where he was arrested and charged with three counts of negligent driving (occasioning death) and one count of drive motor vehicle whilst licence suspended.
The North Nowra man has been granted conditional bail at appear at Goulburn Local Court on Wednesday 9 October 2024.
Investigations are ongoing.
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.
