Third person dies from Byron Bay head-on crash after week in hospital
A 70-year-old woman has died after being airlifted to hospital following a three-vehicle head-on crash near Byron Bay that killed two others.
A woman aged 70 died in Gold Coast University Hospital on Thursday night, almost a week after a head-on collision on Broken Head Rd in Suffolk Park, south of Byron Bay. Two other people, a woman aged 59 and a man aged 69, died at the scene.
Police say a maroon Nissan was travelling north on the wrong side of the road when it hit a white Kia sedan head-on. A third vehicle crashed into the wreckage.
The crash happened on a road section with double white lines and a blind corner. None in the third vehicle were hurt.
Investigation is ongoing and a coroner's report will follow.
Why it mattersHead-on crashes on dangerous road sections cause multiple deaths; this tragic outcome raises questions about road safety in the area.
AustraliaThree people dead in a single crash raises road safety concerns for NSW drivers and highlights the danger of blind corners on two-way roads.
