Thursday,
1 May 2025
Two motor vehicle accidents over weekend

Forbes Fire and Rescue NSW responded to two separate motor vehicle accidents over the weekend.

On Saturday at 5.14pm firefighters responded to a Triple Zero call for a single vehicle crash north of Forbes on the Calarie Road.

On arrival they were met by NSW Ambulance paramedics who were attending to the driver of the vehicle.

Crews disabled the vehicle's electrical system and set up precautionary fire protection with the NSW Rural Fire Service.

Central West Police attended and the road was closed for some time.

The driver of the vehicle was transported to hospital due to their injuries.

Shortly after 6.30pm the area was rendered safe and the road was reopened.

On Sunday, 14 April at 6pm firefighters were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on the Newell Highway north of Forbes.

On arrival crews found two cars had collided head-on just off the highway in Wyndham Avenue.

Paramedics were on scene treating the drivers who were suffering from shock and minor injuries.

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The road was closed for a short amount of time while Central West Police District officers investigated the cause of the incident.

Crews helped to remove both vehicles off the roadway and firefighters cleared the debris before the road was reopened.

Thankfully no one was seriously injured in the incident.