A man has been charged with dangerous driving after an excavator bucket fell off his trailer, killing the 23-year-old driver of the vehicle travelling behind him.
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The 23-year-old 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 on Monday.
He was understood to have been driving behind the vehicle hauling the excavator at the time.
A 34-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the ute, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The 28-year-old man driving the other vehicle was taken to Boorowa Hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing.
He was charged with dangerous driving on Monday night.
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.
Truck rollover
A truck carrying 40-head of cattle rolled over on the Wee Jasper Road on Monday morning.
A male driver in his 70s and his female passenger were taken to Canberra Hospital for assessment of minor injuries following the accident, which occurred some 200 metres from the Green Street entrance into town.
Some of the cattle had to be euthanised at the scene while others were taken to the saleyards for further inspection.
The truck was heading towards Yass when it rolled over and police are still investigating the cause of the accident.
Emergency services, stock and station agents and Local Land Services personnel offered assistance.
Driving without a licence
Yass Highway Patrol stopped a 33-year-old woman from Gerroa at 5pm on Friday on the Hume Highway. Checks revealed she has never held a licence. She was issued with a court attendance notice to appear at Yass Local Court in May.
Drink driving
A 61-year-old man was stopped on the Hume Highway at 8pm on Saturday for a breath test. He blew 0.095 and was charged with mid-range drink driving. Checks revealed he had been caught drink driving earlier that day in Gundagai. He was again charged with drink driving and driving while his licence was suspended and will answer the charges in Yass Local Court.
