Police are appealing for public assistance following a crash on the Mid North Coast yesterday.
About 1.45pm (Saturday 9 March 2024), emergency services were called to the northbound lanes of the M1- Pacific Highway, about four kilometres north of Frederickton, following reports of a single-vehicle crash.
Officers from the Mid North Coast Police District attended and established a green Mitsubishi Triton passed a large truck, then merged back into lane 1.
For reasons still under investigation, the driver of the Triton lost control of the vehicle and caused the vehicle to flip and roll across the median strip onto the northbound lanes, before coming to rest in bushland on the shoulder of the north bound roadway.
The driver, a 38-year-old man, was not injured and able to free himself from the wreckage. A female passenger aged 53 was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance Paramedics for chest and neck injuries, before being airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital at Newcastle for further treatment.
A crime scene was established and examined by specialist officers attached to the Crash Investigation Unit.
As inquiries continue into the circumstances surrounding the crash, investigators are appealing for any witnesses, or anyone who may have dash cam vision prior to the crash, or information that may assist police, to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
