BY IAN CROUCH
Police are appealing for witnesses to this morning's high-speed crash at Charlestown which left three people in hospital.
It's now been revealed a Subaru WRX which crashed into the Metro Service Station on the Pacific Highway just before 2.00am had earlier been reported stolen.
Police say it appears the driver, a 24-year-old man from Taree, lost control of the car near the intersection of Frederick Street and crashed into a petrol price sign then an unattended car parked in a car port next to the service station before the vehicle caught on fire.
The three occupants managed to escape.
The driver and a 32-year-old female passenger from Gateshead remain in a serious condition in the John Hunter Hospital, while a third passenger, a 22-year-old man also from Gateshead, was taken to hospital but has since been released.
Police from the Newcastle Investigation Unit are continuing to look into the circumstances leading up to the crash and are urging witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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| The Crash Scene At Charlestown Picture: Carey Harris |
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Two people have been taken to hospital after a high-speed crash at Charlestown.
Police say a Subaru WRX was heading north along the Pacific Highway just before 2 o'clock this morning when it left the road and crashed into a garden bed and a petrol price sign at the Metro Service Station near Frederick Street.
The car then careered into another car in the carport of an adjoining business.
A man driving the car and his female passenger were trapped in the wreckage before being freed and taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition.
Two of three northbound lanes on the Pacific Highway are closed as investigations continue.
