A man will appear in Court in October following a two-vehicle crash in the state’s Snowy Mountain region in February.
About 9.30am on Wednesday 5 February 2020, emergency services were called to Kosciuszko Road near Jerrara Drive, East Jindabyne, after reports of a truck and car crash.
Police were told a B-double cattle truck rolled onto its side and a car crashed down an embankment while taking evasive action.
The truck driver was treated at scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Cooma Hospital in a stable condition and to undergo mandatory testing.
The 51-year-old female driver of the car was treated at the scene and taken to Cooma Hospital, before she was airlifted to Canberra Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
A number of cattle died at the scene and the remaining cattle were secured in a paddock nearby.
Officers from Monaro Police District established a crime scene which was examined by specialist police from the Crash Investigation Unit.
Following an investigation by the Crash Investigation Unit, the driver of the B-Double, a 31-year-old man from Narre Warren in Victoria, was charged with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.
The man will appear at Cooma Local Court on Wednesday 7 October 2020
