The Oxley Highway was closed in both directions at Goolhi, west of Gunnedah, for most of Thursday due to a truck crashwhich has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of sheep.
NSW Police say the crash, near Booloola Road, occurred about 1am on Thursday 16 April 2026, and resulted in the highway being closed between Mullaley and Coonabarabran.
The male driver was taken to Tamworth Hospital, police said his injuries are not life-threatening.
Several hundred head of sheep died as a consequence of the crash.
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