Elderly couple among victims of triple fatal crash

An elderly couple were among three killed in a triple fatal crash in the NSW central west yesterday.

The 87-year-old male and a 85-year-old female passenger from Lyndhurst were driving a Toyota Yarris hatchback along the Mid Western Highway near Cowra when they collided with a ute.

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Two people have died in a head-on crash in Woodstock near Cowra.

Police understand the driver of the Holden Ute, a 76-year-old male from Young veered into the east-bound lane, crashing into the Toyota.

All three people died on impact.

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Police are still working to contact all members of the families involved and have not yet released the identities of those killed in the crash.

The Mid Western Highway was closed in both directions yesterday however the road has since reopened to drivers.