About 4.30pm on Monday, a Mazda 3 was travelling on Noblet Street, Scone, when it crossed onto a dirt access road and crashed into a tree, NSW Police said in a statement.

The driver and sole occupant of the car, a 66-year-old man, was treated at the scene before being taken to Scone Hospital where he died a short time later.

Officers from Hunter Valley Police District are investigating the incident and will prepare a report for the Coroner.

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