Emergency services were called to a single-vehicle car accident involving a woman and two children near Inverell on Sunday.
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Police say a Ford Escape was travelling east along the Gwydir Highway, 21 kilometres out of Inverell, when it left the road and rolled.
The 30-year-old female driver, of Glen Innes, was able to extract herself and her two children, aged four and five, from the vehicle.
"Passers by rendered assistance until the arrival of emergency services," chief inspector Rowan O'Brien said.
The four-year-old child was conveyed to Armidale hospital as a precaution suffering from a head knock while the five-year-old was taken to Inverell hospital for observations suffering from bruising.
The driver was also conveyed to Armidale hospital suffering from shock, cuts and abrasions.
It is believed momentary driver distraction played a roll in the accident. The woman was issued with an infringement notice for negligent driving.
Meanwhile, police pulled over a number of drivers throughout the weekend who returned a positive reading for alcohol during roadside breath tests.
On Saturday police stopped a Nissan sedan in Schwenkes Lane, Gilgai to conduct a mobile RBT around 11.45pm.
The 18 year-old-male driver from Inverell returned a positive reading for alcohol at a roadside breath test.
He was conveyed to Inverell Police Station for a breath analysis which returned a special range reading. She was subsequently issued with an $561.00 infringement notice for Drive with Special Range PCA.
His drivers licence was also confiscated and he was issued with a suspension notice until the November 17.
On Sunday, at around 1.35pm, police stopped a Nissan Navara in Chester Street, Inverell where a 38-year-old male returned a low range PCA reading.
He was subsequently issued with a $561.00 infringement notice and had his drivers licence confiscated until November 17.
Later that day, police were conducting mobile RBT when they stopped a Toyota Camry in Schwenkes Lane, Gilgai.
A 34-year-old female driver from Inverell returned a positive reading for alcohol at a roadside breath test. She was conveyed to Inverell Police Station for a breath analysis which returned a high range reading.
She was subsequently issued with a court attendance notice for High Range PCA to appear at Inverell Local Court on the. Her drivers licence was also confiscated and she was issued with a notice of suspension.
