A man has been charged with dangerous driving after an excavator bucket fell off his trailer, killing the driver of the vehicle travelling behind him, north of Yass on Monday.
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The 23-year-old Boorowa man died after his ute was struck by the large piece of earthmoving equipment on the Lachlan Valley Way, about 10km south of Boorowa at 8.15am.
He was understood to have been driving behind the vehicle hauling the excavator at the time.
A 34-year-old Boorowa woman, who was a passenger in the ute, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The 28-year-old Bankstown man driving the other vehicle was taken to Boorowa Hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing.
He was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death and negligent driving occasioning death on Monday night.
He will appear in Yass Local Court on Thursday, May 12.
Motorists were advised to avoid Lachlan Valley Way on the Yass side of Boorowa in the hours after the crash.
The road was closed between the Hume Highway and Cunningar Road and traffic was diverted.
