A woman has died in a crash at Pokolbin which occurred just after 2:30 this morning at Broke Road and Bentwood Drive.
Officers were told a vehicle had left the roadway and crashed into a tree. The woman passenger is yet to be formally identified.
The male driver, in his 40s, was treated by paramedics and taken to John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition, and will undergo mandatory testing
Cessnock Road was closed this morning for all traffic between Hermitage Road and Nelson Street.
Motorists were being advised to avoid the area.
