It was just another post-race exodus from Bathurst.

With 54,278 people at the track for the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 on Sunday – and 195,261 across the four day event – traffic was always going to be slow in all directions as people began the journey home.

But matters were complicated by a two-vehicle crash at 6am on the Mid Western Highway, 20 kilometres west of Bathurst.

Traffic was initially brought to a standstill, highway patrol officers worked point duty and just a single lane of the road remained open while the cars were cleared.

Nobody was seriously injured in the accident, but a male driver was taken to Bathurst Hospital with a suspected broken arm.

A massive storm also rolled across the Central West yesterday morning and the power supply was cut to 2616 homes in parts of Bathurst, West Bathurst and Llanarth at around 9am.

Essential Energy spokesperson Simone Reading said the “unplanned supply interruption” occurred due to a “fault on the high voltage electricity network”.

There was a second accident mid-morning when two utilities ran off the road on the Kelso side of Evans Bridge.

Racegoers were lucky the State Government’s planned $85 million roadworks project for the Great Western Highway at Kelso was delayed by two days and will commence tomorrow.

Rain is predicted to continue today.

NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Geoff McKechnie urged racegoers to be vigilant on the roads as they make their way home from Bathurst.

“Our message about road safety still stands: drive safely, allow plenty of time to get home and be patient if you are stuck in traffic,” he said.

“Delays are expected on major routes across the region, particularly the Great Western Highway and Bells Line of Road.”