Several Injured in Collision on Carnley Avenue, Involving Allegedly Stolen Car

BY ISABEL EVERETT

Several people have been taken to hospital following a collision in New Lambton on Carnley Avenue this morning, allegedly involving a stolen car.

Two cars allegedly collided at the intersection of Orchard Town Road near the Blackbutt Hotel, at around 8:10am this morning.

A traffic pole has been knocked down.

Emergency services were called to the scene, with a  24-year-old woman freed from her vehicle after becoming trapped.

Another passenger also sustained neck and back injuries after becoming trapped in their vehicle.

One the patients reportedly said she had been exposed to COVID 19, with paramedics using protective equipment.

Police allege one of the vehicles involved in the accident was stolen.

The intersection is currently blocked, with the crash causing heavy delays from Newcastle Intercity Bypass to Bridges Road.

    Intersection of Orchard Town Road and Carnley Avenue 

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.

Collision in Cassilis

BY IAN CROUCH

Two men were flown to hospital overnight after a serious crash at Cassilis.

Just after 8pm two cars collided on the Golden Highway.

The Hunter's Westpac Rescue Helicopter flew a medical team to the scene where they treated one man for a broken ankle, while the other suffered head injuries.

They were airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.

Putty Road fatality in multi-vehicle crash

BY JESSICA ROUSE

The number of tragedies on the Hunter's roads continued to grow over this Christmas and New Year, with one motorcyclist dead and a second in a serious condition after a horror multi-vehicle crash on Putty Road yesterday.

Emergency services were called to the scene at about 1:30pm following reports three motorcycles and a small truck had collided.

The condition of the third motorcyclist is still unknown and the truck driver was uninjured but taken to hospital for mandatory testing.

NSW Police Operation Safe Arrival wrapped up last night with the finish of double demerits.