A man is due before court today following a fatal crash in the Upper Hunter last year.
Police say they were called to Flaggs Road in Merriwa, on October 1, with reports a Toyota Prado had left the road and rolled a number of times.
Paramedics also attended the scene and provided assistance, but tragically a 10-year-old boy died, while a 15-year-old girl was airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital for further treatment
The driver of the Prado – a 46-year-old man at the time – was on Tuesday arrested over the accident, following Police investigations.
He is now facing manslaughter charges, as well as a number of driving offences, including with drugs in his system.
He is due before Muswellbrook Local Court today.