The driver of a utility is in hospital, believed to be in a stable condition, after a collision with a garbage truck at Lake Macquarie Wednesday afternoon.
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Emergency services were called to the scene on Toronto Road at Woodrising where it appeared the truck had collided with the broadside of the ute, completely dislodging the vehicle's tray back and forcing the deployment of airbags in the cabin.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the driver of the ute at the scene before they were taken to John Hunter Hospital. The driver of the truck was believed to have been uninjured, a spokesperson for the Ambulance said.
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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.
