An Orange teenager has died following a crash in the Central West.
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About 12.30pm on Friday, emergency services responded to reports of a crash on Lachlan Valley Way, about 20km south of Cowra.
On arrival, officers attached to Chifley Police District and NSW Ambulance Paramedics were told a 4WD, with a caravan attached, and a sedan, had collided.
Despite the efforts of emergency services, the 18-year-old female driver of the sedan - from Orange - died at the scene.
Her 18-year-old male passenger from Bathurst was airlifted to Canberra Hospital in a critical condition.
The driver of the 4WD, a 78-year-old man from Cowra, and a passenger, an 80-year-old woman from Erina, were also airlifted to Canberra Hospital in a critical condition.
Lachlan Valley Way remains closed in both directions and police are urging motorists to avoid the area.
Officers from the Traffic and Highway Patrol Crash Investigation Unit are on scene and have commenced an investigation into the circumstances of the crash.
Inquiries are continuing.
Inspector Peter Rowlands of the NSW Ambulance Service said: "We arrived to a devastating scene this afternoon."
"Multiple patients with critical injuries can create a very challenging environment for paramedics."
"It's been a horrible week on our regional roads. We urge the public to take care when travelling around the state."
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