A woman has sadly died in the John Hunter Hospital after a two-car collision near Taree.
The crash occurred around 7:20 last night when a 40-year old woman in a Ford Falcon and a 19-year-old woman in a Mazda 2 collided on Old Bar Road, Old Bar, east of Taree.
After being trapped for some time, the young woman was released from the wreckage by emergency services and airlifted to the John Hunter in a critical condition, but tragically couldn't be saved.
The older woman was also taken to the John Hunter for hip, ankle and rib injuries but is currently in a stable condition, despite having been ejected from her vehicle.
She is undergoing mandatory blood and alcohol tests while police conduct crash investigations.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
