1 dead, 2 in critical condition following collision southwest of Sydney

Alsharq Tribune-AFP 

A teenage girl has died, and four others have been hospitalized, including two in critical condition, following a collision between two vehicles southwest of Sydney on Thursday night.

A police statement on Friday said that emergency services responded to a crash in the town of Appin, 53 km southwest of central Sydney, around 8 p.m. on Thursday and found that a sedan and a utility vehicle had collided.

A 17-year-old girl who was traveling as a passenger in the sedan died at the scene.

The 46-year-old male driver of the sedan and a 30-year-old woman who was a passenger were taken to the hospital in critical condition, police said.

A 12-year-old boy traveling in the same vehicle suffered minor injuries and was also hospitalized.

The driver of the utility, a 22-year-old man, also sustained minor injuries and was taken to the hospital under police guard for mandatory drug and alcohol testing.

Officers from the crash investigation unit have commenced an investigation into the cause of the collision.