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Woman dies after being struck by vehicle - Bredbo

Woman dies after being struck by vehicle - Bredbo
Bredbo, New South Wales · NSW Police

The release

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle in the state’s Snowy Monaro region this evening.

About 6.30pm (Friday 25 September 2026), emergency services were called to Monaro Highway, one kilometre south of Bredbo, after reports of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle.

Officers attached to the Monaro Police District responded, along with NSW Ambulance paramedics, who treated the woman, however, she died at the scene.

The woman, who is believed to be in her 60’s, is yet to be formally identified.

The driver, a 54-year-old man, was uninjured and taken to hospital for mandatory testing.

An investigation into the circumstances of the crash has commenced.

Motorists are urged to avoid the area as localised traffic diversions are in place.

A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.

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 Police
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Crime in the Snowy Monaro council area

Snowy Monaro is a council area in New South Wales with about 22,396 residents. It has a Crime Score 37 out of 100 (low), 264th 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 sexual offences (56th percentile), robbery (62nd percentile), homicide (48th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 38.

Violent
1,018 per 100k
Property
1,625 per 100k
Break-ins
179 per 100k
Theft
545 per 100k

See the full Snowy Monaro crime profile

2016-17: 827 per 100,0002017-18: 877 per 100,0002018-19: 840 per 100,0002019-20: 1,040 per 100,0002020-21: 817 per 100,0002021-22: 778 per 100,0002022-23: 903 per 100,0002023-24: 888 per 100,0002024-25: 866 per 100,0002025-26: 1,018 per 100,0002016-172021-222025-26
Recorded violent offences per 100,000 residents in Snowy Monaro, 2016-17 to 2025-26 — up 23% over the period. Source: recorded crime published for New South Wales.

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