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ACT records fourth road fatality of 2023

The ACT road toll has risen to four following the death of a 30-year-old man from Queanbeyan, NSW in a two-vehicle crash on Pialligo Avenue this morning.

About 9.10am today, Wednesday 20 December, a Holden Astra hatchback and a Nissan Patrol SUV collided on Pialligo Avenue between Scherger Drive and Oaks Estate Road, Majura.    

Police and emergency services attended and treated the occupants of the vehicles – two men and a woman.  

Sadly, the 30-year-old man died at the scene.  

The other man and the woman who were both travelling in the Nissan were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.    

ACT Policing’s Major Collision Team is investigating the circumstances of the incident.    

Police would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or who may have dash-cam footage of Pialligo Avenue in the lead-up to the collision.      

Anyone with information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website.  Please quote 7625178.    

This is the fourth fatality on ACT roads in 2023. 

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