A 72-year-old woman has died after her van and a truck collided south of Gunning on Thursday morning.
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NSW Police said a white Hiace van was travelling south on the Hume Highway when it and a heavy vehicle travelling in the same direction collided about 9am.
It was the 21st death on NSW roads during what has been a horror holiday period.
Fairfax Media understands the woman from Glenmore Park in Sydney's west attempted to merge behind the truck when her van clipped the truck, and rolled.
"The female driver of the van died. No further details are known at this time," police said in a statement.
She was the only person in the car.
The driver, a 56-year-old man was taken to Yass Hospital.
A lane was closed in each direction on the highway for much of the day, but they were reopened as of 3pm.
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OOLONG (EAST OF YASS): 1 of 2 lanes is closed in both directions on Hume Hwy due to serious crash near Oolong Rd. Allow extra travel time.??? Live Traffic NSW (@LiveTrafficNSW) December 27, 2017
There have now been 21 people killed on NSW roads since the start of Operation Safe Arrival on December 16.
This includes three people who were killed during a two-vehicle crash on the Princes Highway south of Sussex Inlet on Tuesday. Another three died on Boxing Day; a 25-year-old woman was killed when her car hit a tree near Taree, a 43-year-old man died when his Ford Falcon ran into a parked semi-trailer at Emu Plains and a 23-year-old Dubbo woman suffered horrific head injuries when she fell from a moving four-wheel drive at Peak Hill.
The deaths, almost triple the number for the same period last Christmas, have senior police flabbergasted.
"This Christmas-New Year period is meant to be a time of happiness, to spend time with family. And sadly, for many, this has resulted in tragedy," Chief Inspector Phil Brooks, of the NSW Police traffic and highway patrol command said earlier this week.
