A man has died and a woman was injured after a four-vehicle crash north of Newcastle this morning.<\/p>\n
The crash happened on the New England Highway at Beresfield when a Mitsubishi rigid truck, a Hilux utility, a Holden Captiva and a Rav4 were involved in a collision about 8.45am (Tuesday 10 May 2016).<\/p>\n
The driver of the utility, a 30-year-old man from Ettalong, sustained multiple injuries and died at the scene.<\/p>\n
The driver of the Rav4, a 55-year-old woman from Thornton, was trapped within the wreckage of her vehicle before being released and taken to John hunter Hospital with suspected back injuries.<\/p>\n
The driver of the truck, a 55-year-old man from Butterwick, and the driver of the Captiva, a 49-year-old woman from Metford, were uninjured.<\/p>\n
Traffic on the New England Highway was disrupted for more than six hours.<\/p>\n
Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit is continuing this inquiries and are asking anyone with information to contact them via Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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