A man has died following a single-vehicle crash near Walgett last night.

Just before 9.00pm yesterday (Thursday 21 April 2022), Emergency services attended the scene of a single-vehicle crash on a private road off the Kamilaroi Highway at Cryon, about 30 kilometres east of Walgett.

Police have been told a Toyota Hilux utility rolled a number of times while negotiating a bend.

A passenger from the vehicle managed to raise the alarm with workers on the property.

The driver – a man believed to be aged in his 50s – died at the scene.

The passenger in the vehicle, a male aged in his 20s, was treated at the scene by ambulance paramedics and taken to Walgett hospital for treatment.

Officers attached to Central North Police District established a crime scene as inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash continue.

A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.