Man dead and several injured after car crashes into bus following police pursuit near Dubbo

Police attempted to stop the vehicle but a short time later it hit the bus on the Mitchell Highway

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A man has died and multiple people have been injured in a crash between a car and bus near Dubbo in the central west of New South Wales.

Police said they had launched a critical incident investigation into the crash, which occurred on the Mitchell Highway on Saturday morning.

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