A man has been charged over a crash in the Central West last month in which a mother and baby died and three others were injured.
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Emergency services were called to the Golden Highway at Dunedoo about 5pm on Wednesday, March 18, after a white Holden Caprice sedan and a blue Hyundai i30 hatchback collided head-on.
A 26-year-old woman, driving the hatchback, and her 11-month-old son, who was in the back seat, died at the scene.
Three other passengers, two men aged 25 and 29, and a two-year-old girl were injured.
The 29-year-old man suffered suspected internal injuries while the driver of the sedan, a 40-year-old man, suffered a suspect fractured ankle. They were air-lifted to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition.
The girl was air-lifted to The Children's Hospital at Westmead in a critical but stable condition with suspected spinal fractures.
The 25-year-old man was initially taken to Dubbo Hospital and later flown the Royal North Shore Hospital with suspected spinal fractures.
Following extensive inquiries by officers attached to the Crash Investigation Unit, a 40-year-old man was served a Future Court Attendance Notice on Friday.
He has been charged with two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death, two counts of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving occasioning death, and negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.
The man is due to appear in Dubbo Local Court on July 15.
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