A man has died following a three-vehicle crash south of Muswellbrook.
Police say just before 12am emergency services were called to the New England Highway, Liddell, following reports of a crash.
They arrived to find two cars had collided, with a truck later hitting the vehicles.
The male driver of a green sedan, age unknown, died at the scene.
“The female driver of a silver sedan, aged 22, was trapped for a short time before being freed by Fire and Rescue NSW,” police said.
She was treated at the scene before being airlifted to John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition.
The driver of the truck, a man believed to be aged in his 40s, was uninjured, and taken to Muswellbrook Hospital for mandatory testing.
A crime scene has been established, and investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash has commenced.
The New England Highway is closed in both directions near Pikes Gully Road at Liddell.
Road updates are available on www.livetraffic.com.
