MP calls for upgrades on 'patchwork' highway after fatal crash

Key points

• A man died after his vehicle crashed into a ditch on the Mitchell Highway at Apsley, near Wellington, shortly after 4am on Thursday. NSW Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash, and the driver has yet to be formally identified.
• It is the second serious crash on that stretch of highway in six months. Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders called for more overtaking lanes and better upgrades, saying the highway has been left behind.
• Transport for NSW says it is working on safety improvements at six locations between Orange and Wellington.