A 27-year-old man is fighting for life, two horses have died and another seven have been treated for injuries after a horse truck crashed in southern NSW .

Witnesses told police a light rigid horse truck towing a horse float had crashed to avoid a tractor on the Hume Highway about 1.15pm yesterday in Sutton Forest, west of Wollongong.

The State Emergency said a heavy horse float rolled, trapping the driver and several horses.

SES rescue operators worked to stabilise the vehicle and release the driver, who paramedics and a Toll Rescue Helicopter crew treated at the scene before rushing to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition.

Police said one horse died in the crash and another was euthanised due to their injuries, while seven were taken away for treatment.

The 26-year

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