A 31-year-old man is facing a charge of dangerous driving occasioning death after a child died in a car crash. Photo: Julia Gomina.
The case against a man said to have been the driver of a car that crashed on the NSW Far South Coast, killing a six-year-old boy and injuring two other children, has been heard in court for the first time.
A LDV dual-cab ute and Kenworth tipper truck collided on Towamba Road in Nullica, south of Eden, on the afternoon of 13 May 2025, NSW Police said.
A six-year-old boy who had been a passenger in the ute died at the scene.
The driver of the ute, a now-31-year-old man from the Bega Valley who isn’t named for legal reasons, had also been in the car with two girls, aged two and eight.
They suffered multiple injuries and were airlifted to hospitals in Canberra and Sydney.
Meanwhile, the 52-year-old truck driver was taken to South East Regional Hospital for mandatory testing and to be treated for shock.
Police conducted an extensive investigation before issuing the 31-year-old man with a notice to attend court on five charges, including dangerous driving occasioning death. His licence was also suspended.
The man did not appear in person when his case was heard in the Eden Local Court for the first time on Wednesday (4 March).
The matter will next appear in the Bega Local Court on 28 April and the man is excused from appearing if legally represented.
His charges are dangerous driving occasioning death, dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving occasioning death, negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and causing bodily harm by misconduct.
