Media release

Fatal crash - Yuendumu

Police

One person has died and another person has sustained injuries in a single vehicle rollover on the Tanami Road earlier today.

Just after 10:30am police received a report of a single vehicle crash 130km from Yuendumu on the Tanami Road near Chilla Well.

Initial information indicates four people were in the car at the time of the crash; one of them has died, another is injured and two others remain uninjured.

Members of the Major Crash Investigation Unit and Yuendumu Police are on scene and will investigate the circumstances surrounding the cause of the crash.

No further information is available at this stage. This brings the current road toll to 37 compared to 23 for same time last year.