A person has died after a car crashed off the Pacific Highway and caught fire this morning, south of Grafton, NSW Police say.
Emergency services were called to Glenugie, 10km south of Grafton, shortly before 9.30am today (Tuesday 22 May 2018), after a southbound hatchback ran off the highway and hit a tree.
The driver – and sole occupant – was trapped within the vehicle, which then caught fire.
Passers-by were unable to free the driver before the car was destroyed.
While the Pacific Highway remains open, traffic may be disrupted while crime scene officers examine the scene.
The identity of the driver is unknown.
Police have spoken with several motorists at the scene but are keen to hear from anyone with information or dashcam vision.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers.
