INVESTIGATIONS into a fatality on the Great Western Highway on Saturday have taken a bizarre twist, with police now linking the crash to the discovery of a woman’s body in a fridge in a Sydney unit.
Police found the woman’s body when they went to a Chatswood unit that they believed to be the home of the motorcyclist killed in the crash.
The Western Advocate understands officers are now treating the deaths as a possible murder-suicide.
A 52-year-old man was killed when the motorcycle he was riding crashed head-on with a truck on the Great Western Highway near Glanmire, east of Bathurst, on Saturday evening. His body was incinerated in a fire that followed the crash.
Police believe the motorcyclist was travelling towards Bathurst when he crossed to the wrong side of the road while negotiating a sweeping right-hand bend and hit the truck.
The 38-year-old male truck driver from Orange, who suffered smoke inhalation, was taken to Bathurst Base Hospital for blood and urine testing. Police have ruled out alcohol as a contributing factor and are awaiting the other results.
The investigation took an unexpected turn on Sunday when officers went to a unit in View Street, Chatswood where they believed the motorcyclist had been living.
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When no-one came to the door they forced their way in, finding a significant amount of blood and a woman’s body, believed to be the 48-year-old house mate of the motorcyclist.
News reports yesterday said the woman’s body had been stuffed in a fridge, but police ruled out earlier suggestions that it had been cut into pieces.
A strike force has been set up to investigate the two deaths. North Shore detectives will be working with officers from Bathurst who are investigating the crash.
Anyone who saw the crash and who hasn’t already spoken to police should call Bathurst police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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