BY IAN CROUCH
A major Hazmat incident is unfolding at 12 Mile Creek north of Raymond Terrace where two trucks have collided.
Newcastle Fire Command says a truck and fuel tanker collided in the northbound lanes of the Pacific Highway just south of the Bucketts Way at about 7.00am on Monday.
It's understood the drivers have been treated by paramedics and one has been taken to hospital.
Fire & Rescue says the tanker has spilled 26,000 litres of fuel on the road.
Northbound traffic on the highway is back for 5 kilometres and police are setting up a contra flow.
Several fire and Hazmat vehicles are at the scene, with the incident expected to be protracted for some hours.
