A man believed to be aged in his 60s has suffered serious injuries, and three others are in hospital after a crash involving two vehicles at Rathmines on Wednesday afternoon.
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A spokesperson for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter said the man had to be placed into a medically induced coma and remains in a critical condition.
Police and emergency services were called to the scene around 4.35pm where they found two vehicles had collided head-on and the elder driver had become trapped in his car.
Emergency services worked for some time to free the man before he was rushed to John Hunter Hospital for treatment for serious head injuries and suspected broken legs, a spokesperson for NSW Ambulance said.
A second man aged in his 40s and two children have also been taken to hospital suffering minor injuries, the spokesperson said.
Wangi Road re-opened around 6.30pm, however traffic remains heavy around the scene. Drivers have been told to expect delays and to exercise caution.
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Simon McCarthy
Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
