SYDNEY, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two people have died after a car hit a tree west of Sydney in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Tuesday morning.
The NSW Police Force said in a statement that emergency services were called to reports of the crash near the small town of Black Springs, 135 km west of Sydney, about 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday.
Officers arrived at the scene and found that a male driver and female front-seat passenger, both believed to be aged in their 20s, had died at the scene after a sedan left the road and hit a tree.
A third occupant, a 50-year-old man who was a backseat passenger, was treated at the scene by ambulance paramedics for suspected leg injuries.
Police established a crime scene and have asked for anyone with information regarding the incident or dashcam footage to contact investigators. ■