Police allege the 28-year-old man was driving a truck at the time of the incident. Photo: Michelle Kroll.
A man has been charged with three offences following a multi-vehicle crash on a major southern NSW highway.
A NSW Police spokesperson said at about 8 am on 10 June, 2026, emergency services were called to the Princes Highway at Falls Creek (about 12 km south of Nowra).
Officers attached to South Coast Police District attended and allegedly found that a car and two trucks had collided, blocking the highway.
Both the driver of the car – a 62-year-old woman – and a passenger – a 47-year-old man – died at the scene, police say.
It’s alleged that a 28-year-old man, who was driving one of the trucks, was trapped in the vehicle before being freed by emergency services.
He was assessed at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being airlifted to St George Hospital in a serious condition.
The driver of the second truck, a 73-year-old man, was transported to Wollongong Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police established a crime scene, and officers attached to the Crash Investigation Unit began an investigation into the crash.
Following the police investigation, the 28-year-old driver has been charged today (10 September), with negligent driving occasioning death.
He has also been handed two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death.
The man is expected to appear before Nowra Local Court on Tuesday 3 November 2026.
