An 18-year-old Collingullie woman has died after colliding head on with a semi-trailer on Friday night.
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Police said the woman was treated at the scene but died on the way to Wagga Base Hospital.
A second truck collided with the semi-trailer and the P-plater’s Toyota Camry. Both truck drivers escaped uninjured.
The Sturt Highway near Yarragundry was closed overnight as crews cleaned up the wreckage in wet weather.
Wagga police duty officer Inspector Peter Robertson said the female driver is yet to be be formally identified.
Inspector Robertson said the family of the driver were expected to return home on Saturday afternoon to confront the tragedy.
Police urged motorists to take care in slippery road conditions, with more wet weather expected over coming days.
“At the end of the school holidays there are a lot of people on the roads and the roads are particularly dangerous after an extended period without rain,” Inspector Robertson said.
The Sturt Highway reopened in both directions about 8am Saturday morning.
Police investigations continue.