Two people killed in truck, car crash south of Nowra

Two people have died in a truck and car crash on the New South Wales south coast. The Princes Highway at Falls Creek, south of Nowra, remains closed in both directions as emergency services tend to the scene. What's next? Police have established a crime scene and are investigating the cause of the crash. Two people have died in a truck and car crash on the New South Wales south coast. Emergency services were called to the Princes Highway near Mortimer Road at Falls Creek, south of Nowra, around 8am after a truck and car collided, blocking the roadway. Police have confirmed the driver and passenger of the car have died and are yet to be formally identified. The driver of the truck had to be freed from the wreck and has been airlifted to hospital with serious leg injuries. Police have established a crime scene and are investigating the cause of the crash. The highway remains closed in both directions. Falls Creek resident Belinda Donovan said the incident had created the worst traffic she had ever seen. "[Cars] are not going anywhere," she said. "They are backed up all the way to Huskisson, it's bumper to bumper and every arterial road around it — Pine Road, Huskisson Road — is just jammed with cars trying to get out." The fatal crash occurred about a 10-minute drive from the Jervis Bay Flyover, opened by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese late last month. The $164 million project was launched in 2023 to improve safety at the notorious intersection and stretch of road. "So much work has been put into preventing accidents, but obviously, something has gone wrong today," Ms Donovan said. ABC Illawarra — local news in your inbox Get our local newsletter, delivered free each Thursday