A man has died in a two-vehicle crash in the NSW Hunter region, the second fatality on Australian roads ahead of the Easter long weekend.
The 27-year-old died when his car collided with a ute at about 6am on Thursday in Clarence Town, police say.
The uninjured 30-year-old ute driver has been taken to Maitland hospital for mandatory testing.
In east Victoria, a person died after a single vehicle crash early on Thursday morning.
The person was found dead near the crash in Bowser, near Wangaratta, while a man located inside the vehicle and was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
THE EASTER ROAD TOLL SO FAR
NSW: 1
VIC: 1
The AAP Easter road toll period runs from 0001 Thursday April 13 to 2359 Monday April 17 local time.
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