At least 249 people have lost their lives in road accidents so far this year in NSW.
Family and friends of teenagers Lochie Jacobs and Joey Urban, both of whom were killed in a head-on crash near Tomingley in the state’s Central West on Friday night, have posted tributes to the two best mates on social media.
A friend of Jacobs, Art Chaimongkol, posted a video on Facebook of him visiting the crash site to place flowers and two cans of Bundaberg rum beside the road where fragments of debris from the crash had been collected.“Lochie, one for you bro, and one for your mate,” Chaimongkol said on the video which he posted on Sunday afternoon. “Rest in peace bro.”
Urban’s sister posted a tribute to social media, calling him “the best brother a sister could ask for,” Nine News reported.AdvertisementThe sole survivor of the crash, a 23-year-old man who was driving the Hilux that carried Jacobs and Urban, was taken to Dubbo hospital with leg injuries.Police said the crash investigation was ongoing. Investigators had reportedly been looking into whether one of the drivers overtook a road train on double lines and a blind corner.
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