Three die in ‘horrific’ south Sydney vehicle crash after police welfare check

Key Takeaways

• Three people have died in a crash in Sydney after a man fled from police who had been attempting to carry out a welfare check.
• Police officers had been called to a property in Gymea Bay, southern Sydney, at 12.25am on Saturday.
• When they arrived, a 42-year-old man drove away in a white Audi, New South Wales police said.
• Shortly afterwards, police received reports that an Audi had rolled over a concrete barrier and landed on a blue Toyota sedan at Sans Souci, about 7km away.
• The man died at the scene, as did the driver and passenger of the Toyota, who are yet to be formally identified.