9PM UPDATE: A motorcyclist has died following a crash east of Bathurst this afternoon.
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Emergency services were called to the Great Western Highway at Meadow Flat about 4.30pm on Sunday following reports a motorcyclist had come off their bike.
Police from Chifley Police District attended and found the 59-year-old male rider had died at the scene.
The Great Western Highway was closed in both directions as police examined the scene but the highway has now been reopened.
The circumstances leading up to the crash will be investigated and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report it online here.
All information received will treated in strict confidence.
The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.
EARLIER: Emergency services have been called to a motorcycle crash east of Bathurst.
According to the Roads and Maritime Service's Live Traffic website, a helicopter has now been called to the scene.
Diversions are now in place along Sunny Corner Road in both directions.
The diversion is suitable for all vehicles but motorists have been warned to reduce speed, exercise caution and allow extra travel time.
This afternoon's crash follows a horror 24 hours on Central West roads.
Reports are being prepared for the coroner following fatal crashes near Gilgandra and Grenfell, while a 17-year-old male was flown to Sydney in a serious but stable condition after a single-vehicle crash near Orange.
Police said a man aged in his 80s had died in hospital after a crash near Gilgandra.
Emergency services were called to the Newell Highway, 10km south from Gilgandra, after a truck and a Mitsubishi SUV collided about 6pm on Saturday.
A female passenger was taken to Dubbo Hospital for treatment while a man later died in hospital.
Earlier, emergency services were called to the Mid-Western Highway, about 30km west of Grenfell, after reports a truck had hit a tree. A 43-year-old Kariong man, died at the scene.
And a 17-year-old man was airlifted to Westmead Hospital after a single-vehicle crash about 10km north of Orange on Saturday morning.
