A man has died after the car he was travelling in hit a tree 30km outside of Parkes this long weekend. Two others, including a child, have also been hospitalised. Just after 1pm on Saturday emergency services were called to Henry Parkes Way about 30km east of Parkes between Lake Endeavour Road and Reedy Creek Road, after reports of a single-vehicle crash. Officers attached to Central West Police District attended and found a Kia sedan had left the roadway and crashed into a tree, a NSW Police statement issued to media on Saturday night said. A front seat passenger in the vehicle, a man believed to be aged in his 30s, was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics, however he could not be revived and died at the scene. He is yet to be formally identified. The 40-year-old male driver and a five-year-old boy seated in the rear were treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Orange Base Hospital for further treatment. A crime scene has been established as police begin to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash. The section of Henry Parkes Way was closed to traffic in both directions for several hours. A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
