<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>334897</docID> <postdate>2024-12-09 07:49:54</postdate> <headline>Man killed as flying object smashes windscreen</headline> <body><p><strong>A 49-year-old Canberra man is dead after being struck in the head by a dislodged item from a caravan about 50km west of Yass early on Sunday evening.</strong></p> <p>The caravan was being towed in the opposite direction when the dislodged item penetrated the man's windscreen along Burley Griffin Way at Galong.</p> <p>NSW police say the man died before the arrival of emergency services.</p> <p>Three females aged 48, 16 and 13 travelling in the vehicle were uninjured, but were taken to Canberra Hospital and treated for shock.</p> <p>The 32-year-old male driver of the vehicle towing the caravan was not injured. He was taken to Harden Hospital for mandatory testing.</p> <p> </p> </body>