Two hundred sheep have been killed in a truck fire in the state's west.
About 12.50am today (Saturday 7 September 2024), emergency services were called to Mitchell Highway, Girilambone, north of Nyngan, following reports of a truck fire.
Officers attached to Central North Police District attended and found a road train well alight.
NSW Fire & Rescue worked to extinguish the blaze.
The driver, a 32-year-old man, was uninjured.
On board the truck were 200 sheep – who perished in the blaze.
Inquiries into the circumstances of the fire ongoing.
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