Two in hospital after an accident in Rutherford

BY JESSICA ROUSE

Two people have been taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition after a three car smash near Rutherford this morning.

Emergency services were called to the New England Highway near Rutherford airport just before 8am.

Two of the drivers - aged 39 and 33 - were taken to hospital with chest pains.

The third driver was treated at the scene.

Investigations continue after fatal accident on Industrial Drive

BY JESSICA ROUSE

Crash Investigation Unit officers have commenced an investigation into the circumstances which led to the tragic death of a woman in a two-car accident on Industrial Drive yesterday morning.

Just before 11:30am (Monday 24th July 2017), emergency services were called to the corner of Industrial Drive and Tourle Street Mayfield after reports a Holden Astra and a Ford Territory had collided.

The driver of the Holden, a 66-year-old man was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition and his passenger, a woman in her 60s from Medowie, died at the scene.

The driver of the Ford, a 31-year-old man was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance Paramedics before being taken to John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition. He underwent mandatory blood and urine testing.

Initial investigations suggest the Holden was turning right from Industrial Drive onto Tourle Street at about 11:30 yesterday morning when it was struck by the Ford.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

One woman killed in fatal car accident on Industrial Drive

BY MICHAEL COOK

Police have confirmed one woman has tragically died in a two-car accident on Industrial Drive just before 11:30 this morning.

A 66-year-old Medowie man from the same vehicle has been taken to John Hunter Hospital after being trapped for a short period of time.

The second vehicle contained a 31-year-old male who has suffered serious injuries and has been taken to John Hunter as well.

Industrial Drive eastbound lanes remain completely closed as well as one westbound lane. Motorists heading to Newcastle are advised to use the Pacific Highway while traffic coming from Stockton and Nelson Bay should use Tomago Road.

Emergency services, police crash investigators and traffic incident response crews currently remain on the site.

Both drivers will undergo mandatory blood and urine testing in line with the legislation.

Scene of the accident on Industrial Drive. Image https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFd-nhbXgAAV7ZQ.jpg:large

Car accident on Wybong Road last night

BY JESSICA ROUSE

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to a nasty accident near Muswellbrook last night.

A man was flown to the John Hunter Hospital after he sustained serious injuries in a single vehicle accident on Wybong Road.

The 42-year-old is reported to be in a stable condition.

Head on collision in Lochinvar overnight

BY JESSICA ROUSE

A man is recovering in the John Hunter Hospital after a nasty accident in Lochinvar overnight.

The Hunter's Westpac Rescue Helicopter and Emergency Services were called to the New England Highway following reports of a two car head on collision at around 7:45pm.

A man in his 20s was stabilised at the scene before being flown to the John Hunter Hospital with pelvic injuries.

No information on the condition of the other driver at this stage.

Investigations into Denman car accident

BY JESSICA ROUSE

Hunter Valley police are investigating a crash near Denman over the weekend which left five people injured.

A Suzuki Vitara rolled on Bylong Valley Way early yesterday morning near the intersection of Mount Dangar Road throwing three people out of the tray in the back of the vehicle.

Two of the three, both 16-year-old girls, were seriously injured and airlifted to John Hunter Hospital, while the driver and passenger were treated for minor injuries.

The driver, a 17-year-old male, was breath tested at the scene and returned a negative result.

No fatalities on Hunter roads over the long weekend

BY SARAH  BARONOWSKI


Despite the wet weather, police are happy to report it was a fatality-free long weekend with no road-related deaths across the Hunter and Northern Region.

However, there were still a number of serious incidents in the area including the pursuit and arrest of a 14-year-old Cessnock boy who was caught driving a stolen car without a license in Swansea.

At least four deaths have also been recorded elsewhere across the state.

Chief Inspector, Bruce McGreggor says while incidents like these are concerning, most drivers within the Hunter area remained safe over the weekend.

"I would say that we were happy with results, that motorists did drive responsibly. We didn't have any fatals so that was a blessing and I'd like to congratulate my staff and the police throughout the region for their vigilant efforts to get the results that we've achieved."

The Chief Inspector says police were kept busy dealing with a number of small traffic infringements but things had improved in comparison to last year.

"We undertook 8842 breath tests during the operation and 40 PCA's were detected. There were 393 speeding infringements issued along with another 622 infringements and of those, 20 were for restraint seat belt and offences and 18 were for mobile phone offences," he said.

"Overall our results are down on last year but I would put that down to the adverse weather that prevailed during the weekend.

"But I'd like to think that motorists were taking our messages to drive responsibly and safely."

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Man unconscious after accident at Redhead

BY JESSICA ROUSE

A man has been pulled unconscious from a vehicle after a two car accident this morning at Redhead.

Emergency services were called to Redhead Road at the Oakdale Road intersection just before 10am where they found a driver who was trapped for some time in a car before being pulled unconscious from the vehicle.

The man in his 20's was taken to the John Hunter Hospital.

The other driver walked away and didn't require any treatment.

Fatal collision near Scone

BY JESSICA ROUSE

A Queensland woman has tragically lost her life in a head-on collision near Scone this morning.

At about 7:30am, a Hyundai collided with a Mercedes travelling in opposite directions along the New England Highway.

The 68-year old woman and the 51-year old female driver of the Mercedes were both trapped and had to be freed by emergency services.

The driver of the Hyundai was taken to hospital with critical injuries but died a short time later.

A 5-year-old girl, the passenger in the same car also sustained serious injuries.

Police understand the young girl and the woman who tragically lost her life are members of the same family. Other family members were travelling in a separate car at the time of the crash.

The driver of the Mercedes was initially taken to Scone Hospital but is now being transported to the John Hunter Hospital by the Newcastle based Westpac Rescue Helicopter with spinal and leg injuries - she's in a stable condition.

Inquiries are continuing and the New England Highway has reopened under stop/slow traffic conditions.

Crashes costing the Hunter millions

BY IAN CROUCH and JESSICA ROUSE

A new report from the NRMA shows that while the number fatal car accidents in the Hunter is falling, the number of serious injuries is rising.

The motoring giant has put a dollar figure on the true cost of road crashes showing they're costing the region's economy more than half a billion dollars a year.

The Cost of Crashes report found more people are being treated for serious injuries in hospital, and the number continues to be on the rise.

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Car accident in Paterson leaves driver in hospital

BY JESSICA ROUSE

Just after 6am this morning, paramedics were called to Gresford Road at Paterson following reports of a single vehicle car accident.

Paramedics arrived to find a car had crashed into a power pole along Gresford Road.

The driver, a 28-year-old male managed to get himself out of the vehicle, and suffered leg and abdominal injuries.

He has been taken to John Hunter hospital.

BREAKING! Teenage girl hit by car in Charlestown

BY JESSICA ROUSE

A teenage girl is being treated at the scene of a car accident on the Pacific Highway in Charlestown.

Emergency services were called to the accident near Ocean View Road at 8am this morning.

The girl is currently being treated for a leg injury at the scene.

Two of three northbound lanes are now closed, with heavy traffic causing significant delays in the area.