A man has died after a crash between two trucks on the Hume Motorway at Wilton
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The crash happened near the Picton Road off-ramp just after 6am on Tuesday.
Emergency services were called but the driver, 48-year-old man, died at the scene.
The male driver of the other truck was uninjured and taken to hospital for mandatory testing.
Officers from Camden Police Area Command are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
The motorway southbound between Campbelltown and Wilton was closed for several hours, with a diversion onto Narellan Road.
Live Traffic reports that as of 11.45am the southbound lanes of the motorway have reopened and the diversion has been lifted.
While congestion on the motorway has eased there remains heavy traffic on parts of the diversion route, including Remembrance Driveway.
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Glen Humphries
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
