NSW: Two killed on NSW roads
SYDNEY, Aug 21 AAP - Two men have died on NSW roads overnight, one in a head-on truckcollision that closed the Hume Highway.
Police said the truck collision occurred shortly after 1.30am (AEST) south of Tarcutta,near Wagga Wagga in south-western NSW.
A police spokesman said one truck travelling north on the Hume appeared to have struckthe railing near a creek, veered across the median strip then collided head-on with aB-Double travelling in the opposite direction.
The driver of the northbound truck was thrown from his vehicle in the impact, he said.
"The trucks were laden with food, magazines and fruit and it is anticipated that theHume Highway will be closed for up to 12 hours," the spokesman said early today.
"Southbound traffic is being diverted onto the Sturt Highway and Olympic Way to Albury."
Earlier, a 38-year-old motorcyclist was killed when his bike struck a cow at Tatham,near Casino in the state's north.
The man, from nearby Ellangowan, was discovered on the side of the road with his motorcycleand a dead cow by a passing motorist late yesterday.
Police said the motorist attempted to resuscitate the motorcyclist but he could not be revived.
AAP tma/ldj
KEYWORD: TOLL NSW
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