{"id":511751,"date":"2026-03-01T12:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/511751\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T12:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:23:24","slug":"driver-dead-another-missing-after-midnight-head-on-crash-on-monaro-highway-in-colinton-nsw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/511751\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver dead, another missing after midnight head-on crash on Monaro Highway in Colinton, NSW"},"content":{"rendered":"

One driver has died and another is missing after a head-on crash<\/a> on a NSW<\/a> highway just after midnight.<\/p>\n

Emergency services were called to the Monaro Hway at Colinton, in the Snowy Mountains region, about 12.15am on Sunday following reports two vehicles had collided head-on.<\/p>\n

Police<\/a> arrived to find one driver had died at the scene.<\/p>\n

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The person is yet to be formally identified.<\/p>\n

The driver of the second vehicle has not been located.<\/p>\n

A crime scene has been established and an investigation into the circumstances of the crash is underway.<\/p>\n

The Monaro Highway remains closed in both directions between Old Cooma Rd and Yareen Rd as of Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Drivers are being urged to avoid the area, delay non-essential travel and use alternative routes.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information or dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n

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