Mother and daughter die in two-car collision near Molong

POLICE are investigating following the deaths of two people during a crash near Molong on Tuesday.

About 5pm a 16-year-old learner driver was driving a Ford Laser on Shades Creek Road, Molong, with her 39-year-old mother in the passenger’s seat.

The Ford and a Subaru Outback, containing a woman, one-year-old and a newborn baby, collided at the intersection of Euchareena Road.

The two occupants of the Ford died at the scene, while the woman and children in the Subaru were not injured.

Both vehicles have been seized for mechanical examination.

Police from Canobolas Local Area Command are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and will prepare a report for the information of the Coroner.