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Five passengers die as NSW car hits tree

A single-vehicle crash on a rural road southwest of Sydney has left five people dead. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Five people have been killed in a single-vehicle road crash near Buxton, about 100km southwest of Sydney, police say.

The driver, an 18-year-old man, survived the crash on a rural road about 8pm on Tuesday and was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, NSW Police said.

The Nissan Utility crashed into a tree at the intersection of Orange Road and East Parade, police said, with Nine footage showing the mangled wreckage of a car and many emergency responders at the scene.

Authorities said three female and two male passengers, all believed to be of a similar age, died at the scene.

Police are appealing for anyone with dashcam footage or information about the incident to contact them.

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