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A man has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after a head-on crash involving two vehicles on the Snowy Mountains Highway on Friday afternoon.
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Emergency services were called to the highway just west of Adelong about 2.30pm, following reports of a two-vehicle crash.
Officers attached to Riverina Police District attended and were told the vehicles had been involved in a head-on crash.
The driver of one vehicle - a man believed to be aged in his 40s - has been flown to Canberra Hospital in a critical condition.
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The driver and passenger of the other vehicle - a man and woman believed to be aged in their 60s - were treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics for minor injuries, before being taken to Wagga Base Hospital as a precaution.
Police have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The crash closed the highway in both directions but the road was reopened just before 5pm.
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