Overview
- Six people remain in hospital in stable condition, and two men airlifted to John Hunter Hospital have improved to serious but stable.
- NSW Police say the 27-year-old driver collided on track moments before the vehicle broke through a fence and struck a mobile grandstand about 6:15pm Saturday.
- Thirteen patients aged roughly 20 to 75 were treated and transported to hospitals in Walcha, Armidale and Tamworth, with two flown to Newcastle.
- The NSW Police Crash Investigation Unit is examining the scene and video evidence, and the derby car has been seized for forensic analysis.
- The driver was treated locally for concussion and released as Walcha Council and the Australian Demolition Derby Association commit to reviewing barriers and event procedures.