A man has died following a single-vehicle crash at Broadwater today.

About 5.50am (Monday 28 August 2023), emergency services were called to Broadwater Evans Head Road, Broadwater, about 30km south of Ballina, after reports of a single-vehicle crash.

A Nissan Navara utility was reportedly travelling north when it collided with a tree.

The driver and sole occupant – a 61-year-old man – died at the scene.

Officers from Richmond Police District attended the scene and have commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.