Man dies after car hits pole in NSW TWO men who tried to free a man from a crashed and burning car in NSW's southwest have been forced back by flames and were unable to save him. Police said that just before 8am (AEDT) on Tuesday a Holden Commodore left Channel Nine Road near Coleambally, hit a power pole and overturned. Two men arrived shortly after the crash and tried to free the trapped driver but were forced back as the car was engulfed in flames. The Rural Fire Service attended and extinguished the blaze but the driver, who was the car's only occupant, was unable to be rescued, police said.