Fatal single-vehicle crash - Fingal Head
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A man has died following a single-vehicle crash on the state’s north coast.
About 11.15am on Friday 23 October 2026, emergency services were called to the M1 Pacific Motorway, Fingal Head, following reports an SUV had left the road and crashed into a tree.
The driver – believed to be a 58-year-old man – died at the scene.
Officers attached to Tweed/Byron Police District established a crime scene which was forensically examined by specialist police.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage is urged to contact Tweed/Byron police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au . Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
— NSW PoliceCrime in the Tweed council area
Tweed is a council area in New South Wales with about 101,044 residents. It has a Crime Score 45 out of 100 (moderate), 213th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by homicide (61st percentile), assault (37th percentile), robbery (52nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 46.
- Violent
- 1,035 per 100k
- Property
- 3,154 per 100k
- Break-ins
- 339 per 100k
- Theft
- 1,496 per 100k
See the full Tweed crime profile
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