A Woman is Dead and A Young Girl is Seriously Injured after Horror Smash near Telegraph Point.

BY JESSICA ROUSE

A woman has tragically died and a young girl has been taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition after a horrific smash on the Pacific Highway this morning.

Emergency crews were called to the highway near Telegraph Point just before 9am to reports of an accident where three vehicles including a B-double, two sedans and a utility collided.

One woman, the driver of a sedan sadly died at the scene.

The 6-year-old girl was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition with a suspected broken leg and possible pelvis injuries.

The Pacific Highway is still closed in both directions with diversions in place.

For the latest on the closures check www.livetraffic.com 

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The Hunter's Westpac Rescue helicopter attended a serious accident near Telegraph Point this morning where one woman tragically lost her life.

Emergency crews were called to the accident at about 8:50am.

Three vehicles including a B-double, two sedans and a utility, were involved in the serious accident on the Pacific Highway at Telegraph Point and emergency crews are still working to free someone who is trapped in the wreckage.

There are multiple patients being treated including a 6-year-old girl who has been taken to hospital with a possible leg and pelvis fractures.

The highway is closed in both directions and diversions are in place.

For the latest on the closures check www.livetraffic.com 

Woman Tragically Dies in Serious Crash at Telegraph Point

BY JESSICA ROUSE

The Hunter's Westpac Rescue helicopter attended a serious accident near Telegraph Point this morning where one woman tragically lost her life.

Emergency crews were called to the accident at about 8:50am.

Three vehicles including a B-double, two sedans and a utility, were involved in the serious accident on the Pacific Highway at Telegraph Point and emergency crews are still working to free someone who is trapped in the wreckage.

There are multiple patients being treated including a 6-year-old girl who has been taken to hospital with a possible leg and pelvis fractures.

The highway is closed in both directions and diversions are in place.

For the latest on the closures check www.livetraffic.com 

Cancer Council couldn't be happier

BY JESSICA ROUSE

The state government's record $100 million investment into Palliative Care Services is set to benefit regional areas like the Hunter with more palliative care nurses and give a considerable boost to programs already in place.

The funding will be spent over the next four years and substantially increase the number of palliative care nurses with 30 nurses and six doctors, and funding for 24-hour community care services.

"We're really excited about this announcement at the Cancer Council - we've been running the I Care for Palliative Care campaign now for over two years and we've had a lot of volunteers and staff gaining support from the community so it's great to see this funding coming through," said Hunter Manager of the Cancer Council Shayne Connell.

The council say the announcement is a very good step as substantial funding for palliative care is so desperately needed, and they're even happier because around 75 per cent of palliative care patients are cancer patients.

"Things like pain management, support for carers, and all those things people really need at end of life really goes lacking if we don't have the doctors and nurses available. Cancer patients take up around 75 per cent of palliative care workloads so it's a really important issue for us at cancer council and something we've been talking about for a while," said Shayne.

It isn't yet clear where the new nurses and doctors will be stationed.