A MAN will appear in court on Monday after being charged over the death of a man in a car crash at Blayney earlier this month.
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Emergency services were called to Millthorpe Road just before 7pm on Thursday, March 8 after reports a Ford Falcon had veered off the roadway into a table drain.
A number of passers-by stopped to assist until emergency services arrived.
A 33-year-old man, who was a passenger in the car, was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital in a critical condition.
The man was initially airlifted to Westmead Hospital and then transferred to Royal North Shore Hospital where he passed away on Friday.
About 11.30am on Sunday the driver, a 55-year-old man, was arrested at Orange police station by officers from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit.
He was later charged with dangerous driving occasioning death and negligent driving occasioning death.
The man was refused bail to appear at Orange Local Court on Monday.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: www.nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence.
We remind people they should not report crime information via our social media pages.
