Two women, aged 74 and 65 were in a critical condition in John Hunter Hospital, following a two car crash in Jewells in Lake Macquarie at around 10:20 am on Wednesday morning.
3 Ambulance crews were called to the scene, with one woman found in a critical condition after sustaining head injuries and going into the cardiac arrest during the incident
The other woman sustained pelvic injuries whilst trapped in her vehicle.
The crash investigation unit, Police and Transport NSW remain on scene, traffic is affected in both directions.
South bound traffic is using the bus lane to pass the crash site and there is no right turn into, or out of, Ntaba road.
