Second person dies in NSW after car collides with group of cyclists during race near Armidale

NSW police received reports on Saturday afternoon that a car and several cyclists had collided. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

A woman in her 30s and a man in his 60s have died after a group of riders and a car collided near Armidale, New South Wales police say.

Authorities said the driver of a car and several cyclists had collided about 3.30pm on Saturday before the driver hit a tree on Long Swamp Road.