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Two pedestrians killed after being hit by car

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Reardon, A. (2026, October 4). Two pedestrians killed after being hit by car. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-05/two-pedestrians-killed-crash-at-tura-beach/107228210

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-04 · by Adriane Reardon

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Two men, aged 70 and 55, were killed after being hit by a white Nissan Dualis SUV driven by a 45-year-old woman on Pacific Way in Tura Beach, New South Wales, around 9:30 PM on Sunday. The driver was uninjured but taken to the hospital for mandatory testing. Police are investigating and seeking additional evidence from witnesses or dash-cam footage.
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Story summary

Emergency services were called to Tura Beach, north of Merimbula, New South Wales, around 9:30 PM on Sunday after reports that two pedestrians had been struck by a vehicle. Police confirmed that the victims, aged 70 and 55, were hit by a white Nissan Dualis SUV while walking along Pacific Way. Both men died at the scene. The driver of the car, a 45-year-old woman, was uninjured but taken to South East Regional Hospital in Bega for mandatory testing. Police are investigating the incident and have established a crime scene; they are urging anyone with information or footage of the crash to contact them.

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Adriane Reardon
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Topics

Dualis Merimbula New South Wales Nissan Tura Beach

Subjects

Bega GPE · 1× Merimbula GPE · 1× NSW GPE · 1× New South Wales GPE · 1× Nissan ORG · 1× South East Regional Hospital ORG · 1× Tura Beach GPE · 1×

Narrative

Emergency services were called to Tura Beach north of Merimbula about 9:30 PM on Sunday after reports that two pedestrians had been struck by a vehicle. Police say the two men, aged 70 and 55, were hit by a white Nissan Dualis SUV whilst walking along Pacific Way. They both died at the scene.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-04
2026-10-04 · ABC News (AU)
Two pedestrians killed after being hit by car · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 0 hedged)

Two pedestrians have been killed after being struck by an SUV on the New South Wales far south coast overnight. asserted
pedestrians → kill → coast
Emergency services were called to Tura Beach north of Merimbula about 9:30 PM on Sunday after reports that two pedestrians had been struck by a vehicle. Police say the two men, aged 70 and 55, were hit by a white Nissan Dualis SUV whilst walking along Pacific Way. They both died at the scene. asserted
They → call → scene
The 45-year-old female driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was uninjured, and has been taken to South East Regional Hospital in Bega for mandatory testing. asserted
driver → take → testing
NSW Police have established a crime scene, and are urging anyone with information, dash-cam or mobile phone footage of the incident to come forward. asserted
Police → establish → incident
Specialist police have arrived at the scene as inquiries continue. asserted
inquiries → arrive → scene
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