Man dies in crash - Moree
Where: Success Park Road, Moree, the street the release names · See the street on the map
The release
Shortly before 2pm today (Sunday 27 September 2026), emergency services were called to Newell Highway, near Success Park Road, Moree, following reports of a two-vehicle crash.
Officers from New England Police District attended and found a car and truck had collided.
The male driver of the car was unable to be revived and died at the scene.
While yet to be formally identified, the man is believed to be aged in his 80s.
A passenger in the car – a 74-year-old woman - was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for minor injuries before she was taken to Moree Hospital.
The driver of the truck was uninjured and was taken to hospital for mandatory testing.
The truck caught alight before Fire and Rescue NSW extinguished the blaze.
A crime scene has been established and an investigation into the crash has commenced.
As inquiries continue, anyone with information, including dashcam footage, is urged to contact 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 Moree Plains council area
Moree Plains is a council area in New South Wales with about 12,845 residents. It has a Crime Score 85 out of 100 (very high), 15th 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 assault (91st percentile), break-ins (95th percentile), sexual offences (92nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 83.
- Violent
- 4,656 per 100k
- Property
- 11,172 per 100k
- Break-ins
- 2,110 per 100k
- Theft
- 3,379 per 100k
See the full Moree Plains crime profile
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