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Boy, 11, only survivor of horror triple fatal crash

An 11-year-old boy is the only survivor of a fiery head-on crash that killed three people on a highway south of Canberra.

The driver and passenger of a Citroen and a driver of a Ford Falcon died at the scene on the Monaro Highway at Michaelago, about 40km south of Queanbeyan, about 11.30pm on Wednesday.

The Citroen burst into flames but the young boy managed to escape with only minor injuries, NSW Police said.

He was taken to Canberra Hospital in a stable condition.

An 11-year-old boy has somehow survived a triple fatal car crash on the Monaro Highway at Michaelago, about 40km south of Queanbeyan. Source: 7 News
An 11-year-old boy has somehow survived a triple fatal car crash on the Monaro Highway at Michaelago, about 40km south of Queanbeyan. Source: 7 News

Both drivers are yet to be formally identified, but police said they are both men while it’s believed the second passenger in the Citroen was a girl.

The highway was blocked in both directions for 10 hours and reopened about 9.30am on Thursday.

Officers from Monaro Police District established a crime scene and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.

A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.

Police believe two men, both drivers, and a girl were the ones killed in the crash. Source: 7 News
Police believe two men, both drivers, and a girl were the ones killed in the crash. Source: 7 News

It’s been a horror 24 hours on NSW’s roads with six people losing their lives.

Three others died on Wednesday including two men in separate accidents and a woman who reversed into a brick wall.

A 74-year-old man died after his sports car rolled off the Hume Highway on the outskirts of Sydney while another man died on the Central Coast after his car collided with an SUV at Magenta.

Police also confirmed an 89-year-old woman who reversed her car into a brick wall in Sydney’s south died in hospital on Wednesday afternoon a day after the Sylvania incident.

With AAP