BY IAN CROUCH
Emergency services have been called to a single car crash near Muswellbrook.
A while Toyota Hi Ace Van towing a trailer hit the Armco guard rail and ran off the New England Highway at Pikes Gully, about 3 kilometres south of the Bayswater Power Station just after 4.30am on Friday, with the vehicle ending up in a ditch.
Police say the driver took off and his male passenger remained at the scene and is assisting with inquiries. He suffered only minor injuries in the crash.
Traffic is affected in both directions and motorists are advised to reduce speed and exercise caution.
