A teenage boy has died and three others are in hospital after two cars collided and were then hit by a truck in central west New South Wales on Friday evening.
The 15-year-old was a passenger in a Toyota utility which crashed with a BMW on the Mitchell Highway at Orange.
He got out of the car and rendered assistance to the people in the BMW, but both cars were then struck by a prime mover truck.
The boy died at the scene.
The 17-year-old Toyota driver and the man and woman in the BMW, aged 72 and 71, were taken to Orange Hospital. Their condition is stable and their injuries are not life-threatening.
The 48-year-old truck driver has been taken to hospital for mandatory testing.
Police are investigating.
