Man Dies After Suffering Medical Episode Behind The Wheel
Investigations are ongoing
The Mercury
A man has died in a car accident after suffering a medical emergency while driving near Hobart.
Emergency services were called to the scene of a car accident following reports a car had crashed on the Arthur Highway at around 1PM.
The blue sedan had come off the road between Nugent Road and Rosendale Road after the driver suffered a medical episode.
The road is still open to motorists however, police recommend avoiding the area as investigations continue this afternoon.
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Police are currently preparing a report for the coroner as investigations into the incident continue.
The crash is one of two road-related incidents in the area with a red sedan becoming flipped onto its roof around 20km away in Copping.
All occupants of the vehicle escaped unharmed but were taken to a nearby hospital for assessment as a precaution.
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