Thread: Newell Highway Dubbo

a very sad incident -newspaper article indicates 0330 this morning

Two children killed in crash with B-Double on Newell Highway near Dubbo

Looking at the pictures, it seems as if the truck hit the back of the car from the side, presumably as it dodged. It looks as if it was on a crest - I wonder which driver was on the wrong side?

And why - at that time of day, asleep is the obvious answer, but there could have been other reasons.

The three kids were presumably in the back, in most accidents the safest location. I wonder if the five year old survived because he was the only one in a child seat?

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Looking at the pictures, it seems as if the truck hit the back of the car from the side, presumably as it dodged. It looks as if it was on a crest - I wonder which driver was on the wrong side?

And why - at that time of day, asleep is the obvious answer, but there could have been other reasons.

The three kids were presumably in the back, in most accidents the safest location. I wonder if the five year old survived because he was the only one in a child seat?

Sadly That 3.am time period is the most dangerous, this is went sleep factor starts to roll in when driving in the dark hours. I have fallen asleep for a second behind the wheel on a country highway in my younger days when I was 18 , it was after a night shift, it was on a bend, I woke a split second later and was doing 360s and ended up in a ditch, I am lucky to be alive to tell the story and luckily there was no other road user involved.