A teenager has tragically died after a single-vehicle collision at East Seaham early this morning.
Emergency services were called out to East Seaham Road just after 4:30am, where it appears the 19-year-old's Subaru Liberty had veered off the road and crashed into a power pole sometime earlier.
The young man was en route to the John Hunter Hospital when he succumbed to critical injuries.
Port Stephens Police are now appealing for any witnesses to come forward as crash investigations are launched.