BY IAN CROUCH
A teenager has been placed in an induced coma following a serious accident between a motorbike and a utility at Lambton.
Police say a Honda motorcycle and a Ford Ranger collided on Croudace Street near Chillcott Street at about 7.40pm on Wednesday.
The 17-year-old motorbike rider suffered head injuries and a broken leg and was taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition.
A 29-year-old man who was driving the Ford Ranger has provided mandatory blood and urine samples.
Croudace Street was closed for three hours while investigators examined the scene.
