Inquiries are continuing into a crash in the Hunter region which resulted in seven people being taken to John Hunter Hospital this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emergency services were called to Bromage Road, Abermain, shortly after midnight (Sunday 16 February 2025), following reports of a crash involving multiple people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District attended and found a 2003-model blue Subaru Liberty AWD sedan was driving east when it hit two parked vehicles, a white LDV and a champagne-coloured Mazda 6. The AWD then struck a group of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated seven people at the scene, with one airlifted to John Hunter Hospital and the remainder taken by road ambulance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 An eight-year-old girl remains in hospital with suspected internal injuries, while a 10-year-old girl has been treated for minor injuries and released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Two women, aged 25 and 31, also remain in hospital with the older woman being treated for a head injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Two men, aged 24 and 25, were also taken to hospital; the younger man has a fractured leg while the older man has been treated for a foot injury and released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The driver, an 18-year-old man, is being treated for facial injuries and remains in hospital under police guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A crime scene was established and specialist officers attached to the Crash Investigations Unit (CIU) have commenced an investigation into the circumstances of the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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