A TRUCK carrying hundreds of sheep crashed on the O'Connell Road, south of Bathurst, on Tuesday.
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Police and the SES were called to the scene of the crash about five kilometres from the Mutton Falls Road turnoff.
A number of sheep died instantly in the crash after the driver lost control of the B-double truck.
Chifley Police District Chief Inspector Glen Cogdell said officers were called to the crash at around 10.10am on Tuesday.
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"It was a single vehicle crash, a fully laden semi-trailer rolled," he said.
The driver was not injured in the crash and declined assistance from paramedics.
Chief Inspector Cogdell said the B-double was carrying 560 sheep. Some died instantly while others sustained injuries and will be euthanised.
Site of the crash ...
A motorist who just passed the crash site said it appeared the driver lost control of the B-double on a corner and rolled.
"It's on the Bathurst side of Oberon Mount, SES are at the scene, there's one lane operating and traffic is stop and go," he said.
"There's a lot of dead and injured sheep."
