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The highway has reopened following a deadly car crash outside of Orange on Tuesday morning.
Live Traffic NSW reported the highway had reopened at 4.50pm and conditions have returned to normal.
The highway was closed between Line Pine Avenue and Northern Distributor Road between 7.35am and 4.50pm.
Earlier
The fatal multi-car crash outside Orange on Tuesday morning followed a high speed police chase, it has emerged.
A 23-year-old man was killed at the scene. Four vehicles collided in the horror incident and multiple people were hospitalised.
Around 7am, May 30 officers attempted to stop a Holden Commodore allegedly stolen from Blayney last week. The pursuit was terminated shortly after it began.
A short time later emergency services were called to a strip of the Mitchell Highway, near Chinamans Bend and just outside Orange.
Police found the Commodore, a Ford Ranger, Mazda 3 and bus collided. The 23-year-old male Holden driver died at the scene.
A crime scene has been established. A spokesperson for NSW Police said: "Investigations are continuing into the circumstances surrounding the crash."
About three kilometres of the Mitchell Highway remains closed between Lone Pine Avenue and the Northern Distributor.
Traffic is heavily congested. Cars are diverted via William Street and Winter Street.
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