Police Investigate Triple Fatal Crash On The Central Coast

BY IAN CROUCH

Three children have been flown to Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital following a horrific crash on the Central Coast.

A woman and two children aged just 2 and 8 have been killed after the car they were in crashed down an embankment on Wisemans Ferry Road at Central Mangrove just before 10.00pm on Tuesday.

Police are speaking with another driver who they believe ran into a child who was on the road shortly after the crash.

The other three children in the car are reported to be in a stable condition. 

Man Arrested After 1Hour Pursuit From Bellbird To Central Mangrove

BY IAN CROUCH

A man has been arrested after an 80 kilometre police pursuit from the Coalfields to the Central Coast.

Highway Patrol officers noticed a black Holden Commodore acting suspiciously on Wollombi Road at Bellbird just before 3.00am today, but the vehicle failed to stop.

They followed the car down the Great North Road towards Laguna.

The vehicle was eventually stopped an hour later when Brisbane Water Police deployed road spikes on Peats Ridge Road at Central mangrove.

The 54-year-old man, who was the only occupant in the car, has been charged with disqualified driving and driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle.