SYDNEY, March 23 (Xinhua) -- A man has died and five others have been hospitalized after a vehicle crashed into a tree in western Sydney on Sunday.
A police statement said that the SUV left the road and struck a tree in the suburb of Dharruk, 40 km west of central Sydney, around 5:20 p.m.
Emergency services found the man had died at the scene. Five other occupants were taken to the hospital.
A crime scene was established and specialist officers from the crash investigation unit were deployed.
According to the latest data, 81 people have died in road incidents in the state of New South Wales so far in 2026, compared to 65 deaths at the same point in 2025. ■
