Police arrived at the scene of the single-vehicle crash at 1:35 am on Sunday. Photo: Michelle Kroll.
A second person has died on the ACT’s roads in less than a fortnight, becoming the Territory’s ninth road fatality for 2024.
ACT Policing said officers found a Toyota Hilux that had left the road at the Yarra Glen roundabout in Curtin and hit a tree at around 1:35 am on Sunday (10 November).
Emergency services treated a 26-year-old man at the scene before he was transported to the Canberra Hospital. He was declared dead soon after.
“ACT Road Policing’s Major Collision Team is investigating the circumstances of the collision, and a report will be prepared for the coroner,” a police spokesperson said.
If you witnessed the incident or have dash cam footage relating to the crash, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website by clicking here. Quote reference P2299238.
Eight people have already died from crashes on the Territory’s roads this year.
Joshua Stewart, 19, died in January after the allegedly stolen vehicle he was travelling in was involved in a crash on the Barton Highway. A 14-year-old boy has been charged and is before the courts, while a teenage passenger in the car died months after the crash.
Tennis Canberra coach Alicia Celaya Jauregui was killed while riding her bike on Lady Denman Drive in March.
A flipped Toyota Camry was found in the middle of Adelaide Avenue in Yarralumla on 17 April, and a 15-year-old boy was transported to hospital where he later died. Another 15-year-old has been charged with manslaughter over the crash.
A 46-year-old male motorbike rider died after a single-vehicle crash on Brindabella Road on 21 April, while another was killed in a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Sulwood and Athllon drives on 23 May.
A 47-year-old died after a motorcycle and a light truck crashed near an intersection in Holt on 18 June, a 28-year-old motorcyclist died after a fall on Gungahlin Drive on 25 October, while a 33-year-old died after a single-vehicle accident on Lady Denman Drive on 31 October.
Across the border in NSW, a driver died after a two-vehicle crash on the Kings Highway between Bungendore and Braidwood on 7 November.
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