NEW SOUTH WALES: Two Nepalis were killed and three others injured after a car they were traveling in crashed near Cooma in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The deceased are Samixa Subedi and Gopal Bhandari. The identification of the injured is yet to be ascertained.
According to report in Australian media, the car, carrying five people, was driving south on the Monaro Highway when it left the road and rolled near Rose Valley Road, Bunyan, about 3:40 am.
A 22-year-old woman in the back seat was thrown meters from the car after it clipped a small tree and rolled and slid about 160 meters.
A male passenger in the front seat — believed to be in his 20s — also died at the scene. Police initially thought the female was a child but now believe she was in her 20s, ABC reported.
Two other 19-year-old male passengers were able to free themselves from the car and call for help, before being taken to Cooma Hospital for treatment. One of the passengers and the 22-year-old male driver were flown to Canberra Hospital with head injuries.
The report added that forensic officers are investigating the cause of the crash and it is not yet known if charges will be laid against the driver.
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