A single motor vehicle accident on the Tomingley Road has prompted police to plead with drivers to not drive into flooded roads.
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The crash occurred before 12.45pm on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the Tomingley Road in Narromine after a Holden Cruz was found overturned on the side of the road.
The sole occupant of the vehicle died. He has been identified as a 24-year-old New Zealand national who currently resides in Parkes.
It appears the driver entered the flooded section of road at speed, he then lost control of his car, which over turned a number of times before coming to a stop on its roof.
The Orana Police are again appealing to drivers not to drive into flooded sections of roads and to slow down and drive to prevailing conditions.
The 27 year-old male is one of eight people who lost their lives on the NSW roads over the weekend.
The western region accounted for five of the deaths between Friday and Sunday: including the Narromine accident, two people died after a single single vehicle crash 50 kilometres south of Bathurst and two people died after two trucks crashed head-on near Moree.
The region's 2016 road toll had climbed to 64 as of Monday morning – up from just 42 at the same time last year.
Western Region Traffic Tactician Inspector Peter McMenamin said speed and an increase in multiple fatalities contributed to the rising toll.
The weekend’s deaths pushed the state-wide road toll to 320 – 38 more than in 2015.
Western region police will continue their high visibility campaign on the region’s roads, according to Inspector McMenamin.
He said he’s not sure what more police can do.
“I don’t know. I’d love to be able to say this is the reason and this is how we’re going to fix it,” he said.
We implore [drivers] to ... think, comply with the rules and make the correct decision at the right time.
- Inspector Peter McMenamin