Search resumes for woman and children feared dead in Tweed river

Witnesses went into floodwaters at Tumbulgum after one child escaped from the sinking vehicle but were unable to reach three others

The search for three people feared dead in a northern New South Wales river will resume on Tuesday morning, with police divers from Sydney heading to flood-hit Tumbulgum.

It is feared a woman, her son and daughter died when their car was swept into the swollen Tweed river on Monday afternoon. An eight-year-old girl was able to escape as the vehicle was washed into the water.