Woman dies, man seriously injured after tow truck crash on Snowy Mountains Highway near Kiandra

Emergency services were called to Snowy Mountains Highway at Kiandra, southeast of Talbingo, about 7.30pm on Saturday, following reports a tow truck had left the road and slid down an embankment.

NSW Ambulance paramedics and officers from the Monaro Police District arrived to find a woman travelling in the truck cabin had died, with the driver trapped.

They worked to release the driver, a 54-year-old man, before he was taken to Canberra Hospital in a serious condition.

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Police said the truck was towing a ute at the time.

The owner of the ute, a 29-year-old woman, and her young son were travelling in the back seat of the truck.

They escaped with minor injuries and were taken to Cooma Hospital to be checked as a precaution.

The highway was closed between Miles Franklin Drive at Talbingo and Denison Boundary Trail, near Providence Portal, for more than eight hours.

The crash was cleared and all lanes of the highway reopened about 4am on Sunday.

Police are currently investigating the cause of the crash

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