A man has died following a single-vehicle crash in the states north.
About 7.50pm (Monday 4 August 2025), emergency services were called to Eurimbla Street, Thornton, following reports of a crash.
Officers attached to Port-Stephens Hunter Police District attended and found a car had crashed into a parked vehicle before crashing into a pole.
The driver – and sole occupant – a man aged in his 50s – was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to hospital in a critical condition; however, he died a short time later.
He is yet to be formally identified.
A crime scene was established as an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash commenced.