Police have released the name of the Dubbo teenager who died in a crash near Wagga Wagga on Saturday.
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Peter Murray, 18, suffered significant injuries when the vehicle he was a passenger in struck a tree in the early hours of Saturday morning and died a short time later.
The teenaged driver was taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital suffering a fractured collar bone and a head injury, police also reported.
He was transferred to Sydney on Saturday morning, a spokeswoman for Murrumbidgee Local Health District confirmed on Sunday.
Shortly after 2.30am on Saturday, the pair was travelling in a BMW north on Pine Gully Road at Estella, near Wagga Wagga.
The vehicle appeared to have crossed to the incorrect side of the road and struck a tree, police reported.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner outlining the full circumstances of the man’s death.
