About 4.20pm yesterday, emergency services responded to reports of a vehicle travelling along Hammond Street, Bellingen, when it left the roadway and crashed into two parked and unattended cars in a carpark.
Bystanders and attending officers from Coffs-Clarence Police District performed CPR on a female passenger – believed to be aged in her 70s – until the arrival of NSW Ambulance paramedics.
However, she could not be revived and died at the location.
Both the female driver aged in her 60s and another female passenger in her 8s were treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Coffs Harbour Hospital.
The older woman is in a critical condition with the driver being listed in a serious but stable condition.
A crime scene has been established.
Anyone with information about the crash – or has any available dashcam/mobile phone footage – is urged to contact Coffs Harbour Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
You can help your local paper.
Make a small once-off, or (if you can) a regular donation.
We are an independent family owned business and our newspapers are free to collect and our news stories are free online.
Help support us into the future.
