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Two dead, one injured in three-car crash on North Coast

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Busby, E. (2026, October 31). Two dead, one injured in three-car crash on North Coast. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/two-dead-one-injured-in-three-car-crash-on-north-coast-20261031-p61a8w.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-31 · by Ellie Busby

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Emergency services responded to a three-vehicle crash on Broken Head Road near Byron Bay in Suffolk Park at around 10:30 am on Saturday, where two people died at the scene: a woman in her 50s and a man in his 60s. A third person, a woman in her 60s who was a passenger in one of the vehicles, sustained critical injuries and was airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital. The NSW Ambulance service treated multiple patients, with two others having minor injuries. Road closures were implemented near the crash site due to ongoing investigations by police.

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📰 Multiple Dead in Horror Crash Near Byron Bay
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61/100
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Ellie Busby
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Topics

Byron Bay Gold Coast University Hospital NSW Ambulance

Subjects

Byron Bay GPE · 1× Gold Coast University Hospital ORG · 1× NSW Ambulance ORG · 1×

Narrative

A woman in her 60s who was a passenger in the second vehicle was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics and airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition. The occupants of a third vehicle were uninjured. Police have established a crime scene and are investigating the incident, with the public urged to avoid the area.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-31
🔮 A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
2026-10-31 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Two dead, one injured in three-car crash on North Coast · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 0 hedged)

Two people have died and one injured following a three-car crash in Suffolk Park on the North Coast on Saturday. asserted
one → die → Saturday
Emergency services were called at 10.30am to Broken Head Road near Byron Bay where they found the driver of a vehicle, believed to be a woman aged in her 50s, and the driver of a second vehicle, a man believed to be in his 60s, had died at the scene. asserted
driver → call → scene
They are yet to be formally identified. asserted
They → identify → ?
A woman in her 60s who was a passenger in the second vehicle was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics and airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition. The occupants of a third vehicle were uninjured. Police have established a crime scene and are investigating the incident, with the public urged to avoid the area. asserted
public → treat → area
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner. asserted
report → prepare → Coroner
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