Update Saturday 10am
The northbound lanes of the Hume Highway between Gunning and Cullerin Road have re-opened following a two-truck crash.
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Investigations are continuing into the collision that claimed the life of a man believed to be in his forties.
Saturday 7.30am
The Hume Highway remains closed south of Goulburn due to a fatal crash.
Police said a man believed to be in his forties died in a two-vehicle truck crash about 5km east of Gunning.
Emergency services were called to the crash near the highway's intersection with Lerida South Road at 11.15pm on Friday, December 13
Police said one truck had been parked adjacent to the guardrail on the northbound lane when another truck ran into the back of it.
The driver of one of the rear truck, a man to believed to be from interstate and aged in his forties, died at the scene.
He is yet to be formally identified.
The driver of the second truck - a 25-year-old Queensland man - was uninjured.
He was taken to Goulburn Hospital for mandatory testing.
It's unknown at this stage whether the parked truck had experienced mechanical problems. Both were refrigerated vehicles.
Police established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
The Hume Highway is closed northbound between Gunning and Cullerin, with diversions in place. It is expected to remain closed until at least mid-morning, according to Gunning-Fish River RFS.
The highway's southbound lanes are unaffected.
