The driver of a truck has died in a single-vehicle crash that closed Bangalow Road just before Clunes this afternoon.

About 3.10pm today (Friday, 20 June 2025), emergency services responded to reports that a truck had veered off Bangalow Road, Clunes – approximately 15km north-east of Lismore – into a tree.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the 46-year-old male driver, but he died at the scene.

Officers from the Richmond Police District established a crime scene that was examined by specialist police.

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

Bangalow Road was closed in both directions for most of the night, reopening at 10:36pm.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. 

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