EIGHT head of cattle have had to be euthanised after the truck they were travelling on crashed into a tree, and killed the driver, near Nundle.
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A 56-year-old man died at the scene of a single vehicle crash at Devil's Elbow on Barry Road, about five kilometres east of Nundle.
The incident happened about 11.20am on Thursday, April 11, after a truck carrying cattle left the road and travelled down an embankment before hitting a tree.
Emergency services attended, however the driver died at the scene and eight head of cattle on board were euthanised.
Officers attached to Oxley Police District have established a crime scene and an investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
After being closed for a number of hours, the road has been reopened.
In a second incident on Thursday, April 11, emergency services responded to reports of a crash involving two cars and a truck that rolled onto its passenger side along the Oxley Highway at Bective, about 60 km east of Gunnedah.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the drivers of the cars - two females aged 52 and 30 - at the scene before they were taken to Tamworth hospital as a precaution.
The 65-year-old male driver of the truck was uninjured.
Officers from Oxley Police District have commenced an investigation into the incident.
Oxley Highway reopened after traffic was diverted for a number of hours via Attunga around the crash scene on Thursday afternoon.
