“The truck driver – a 54-year-old man – was not injured and taken to hospital for mandatory testing, before being taken to Katoomba Police Station,” a Police spokesperson said.
Officers attached to Blue Mountains Police Area Command and the Crash Investigation Unit established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash. The woman, who had reportedly been walking on the footpath at the time, was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics however, died at the scene. Just after 2.15pm yesterday, emergency services were called to the Great Western Highway, near the intersection of Layton Avenue, at Blaxland, following reports the 21-year-old had been struck by a truck. It’s been revealed the 54-year-old man, who was driving a truck, was a disqualified driver. A Penrith man has been charged over his involvement in an accident that left a 21-year-old woman dead at Blaxland yesterday.
