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Serious Barham Rd crash

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Feb 13, 2026

Police are appealing for information following a serious truck and car crash on Barham Rd on Tuesday morning.

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About 9.10am, emergency services were called to Barham Rd, near Lower Thule Rd, about 30km east of Barham, to find a B-double and a car had collided and flipped onto their sides.

The truck had gone down an embankment and caught alight. The driver was trapped before being freed by members of the public.

NSW Ambulance treated the 61 year-old male truck driver for serious burns and a head injury before he was conveyed to a Melbourne hospital.

The 56 year-old male driver of the utility was trapped before being freed and treated for broken arms and ribs by NSW Ambulance paramedics. He was taken to Echuca Hospital.

Fire and Rescue NSW responded and extinguished the truck fire.

Officers attached to Murray River Police District responded and started an investigation, with assistance from the Crash Investigation Unit.

Anyone with dashcam footage or information is urged to contact Deniliquin Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.