Man, 54, dies and five others are injured after a 4WD crashes into a BUFFALO and flips over on a remote road

  • A man has died after a station wagon hit a buffalo on a remote NT highway 
  • Police say a 54-year-old man was travelling in a car with five other people 
  • Their Land Cruiser station wagon rolled on the Central Arnhem Highway 
  • The man died and the five other occupants of the 4WD were injured

By AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS

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A man has died after a station wagon hit a buffalo on a remote Northern Territory highway.

Police say a 54-year-old man was travelling in a car with five other people in north-eastern Arnhem Land around 5am on Sunday when it crashed into the beast.

Their Land Cruiser station wagon rolled on the Central Arnhem Highway, 228km south of Nhulunbuy, Duty Superintendent Chris Board says.

A man has died after a station wagon hit a buffalo (file picture) on a remote Northern Territory highway

A man has died after a station wagon hit a buffalo (file picture) on a remote Northern Territory highway

'Tragically a male passenger died at the scene,' he said.

'The other five occupants were taken to Gapuwiyak clinic for treatment to various non-life threatening injuries, including broken bones.

Some passengers are expected to be taken to Royal Darwin Hospital later on Sunday.

'The driver was breath tested at the scene and returned a negative reading,' Sup Board said.

 

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