A man has died following a fatal two-vehicle crash near the Barrington Tops National Park today.
About 12.50pm (Wednesday 4 May 2022), emergency services were called to The Bucketts Way, Stroud Road – 200m north of Reidsdale Road – following reports a Nissan X-Trail SUV and a truck had collided.
The driver of the SUV – a 63-year-old man – died at the scene.
The driver of the truck – a 31-year-old man – was taken to Taree Base Hospital for mandatory testing.
Officers from Port Stephens-Hunters Police District established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.