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Tragic accident on Macquarie Pass

January 19, 2026 6:59 am in by
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A woman has died after being hit by a falling tree branch on Macquarie Pass on Saturday 17 January.

Just before 4pm, emergency services were called to the Illawarra Highway, Macquarie Pass, near Clover Hill Road, after reports a large tree branch had fallen through a car windscreen.

A female driver, aged 48, died at the scene, a man, aged 47, in the front passenger seat, and two kids in the back of the car, were not injured.

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