Two people have died in a three-car crash on Broken Head Road near Byron Bay, and a woman is reported to be fighting for her life, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The crash happened in Suffolk Park, south of Byron Bay. Emergency services were called to Broken Head Road at about 10.30am on Saturday, October 31, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. The ABC reported that crews were called just before 11am.
The Herald reported that the drivers of two vehicles died at the scene. It said they were believed to be a woman in her 50s and a man in his 60s, and had not yet been formally identified.
Reports of injuries have varied. The ABC said paramedics were treating several people, including two in serious condition—one of them a teenage boy—and another with minor injuries. Later coverage from the Daily Telegraph said a woman was in a critical condition in hospital.
Broken Head Road was closed between Beech Drive and Broken Head Reserve Road, and a crime scene was established, Nine reported. Police appealed for information and dashcam footage. The cause of the crash and the full number and status of those injured have not been established in the supplied reports.
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