A truck driver has died after his B-double semitrailer left the F3 freeway, crashed through a railing and plunged 80 metres down a cliff in Sydney's north.
The accident happened just before 12:00pm (AEST), about a kilometre south of Mount Colah.
In another fatal accident, a smash that split a car into three parts, killing its two occupants, could have occurred at speeds of more than 180km/h on a residential road, police say.
The red Alfa Romeo left Epping Road at Marsfield, in Sydney's northwest, about 3am (AEST) on Tuesday and hit a power pole.
"The impact left pieces of the vehicle strewn across the roadway and it's believed two males died at the scene," police said in a statement.
Police officers from Eastwood attended the crash, with a senior officer from the station saying it was one of the worst crash sites he had attended.
"I've been in the job for 34 years and it's certainly one of the worst I've seen," Superintendent Peter Marcon told Macquarie Radio.
"In all honesty, we get sick of these senseless deaths. There's just no rhyme or reason. These guys think they're bulletproof and it can't happen to them, and it does."
Supt Marcon told AAP the crash, which occurred in wet weather, is not believed to be the result of street racing, with no reports of a second vehicle.
"We have absolutely no evidence at this stage that there is street racing involved," Supt Marcon told AAP.
"However, as we have no evidence we are appealing to the public for anyone who may have seen this red Alfa (before the crash) to contact police."
Crash investigators are looking into the crash and at what speed the car was travelling on the 80km/h speed limit zone in the lead up to the crash.
"My own view is that it is in excess or well in excess of 120km/h, it could be 180, that's only my guess," Supt Marcon said.
He added that there is a slight bend at the point where the car left the road, but not to a degree he would expect to cause an incident.
"There are some skidmarks on the road that go back a considerable distance but due to the road being wet it's hard to know exactly where they start," Supt Marcon said.
Police have not yet formally identified the two dead men, one of whom was thrown some distance from the vehicle by the force of the crash.
"We've got a new line of inquiry which would indicate that they may be students from overseas in their mid-20s," Supt Marcon said.
He would not confirm if they were students of nearby Macquarie University.
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