Crash Investigation Unit officers investigating a fatal multi-vehicle crash, near Newcastle in August, have charged a man, NSW Police say.
Emergency services were called to Stockton Bridge on Nelson Bay Road, Fern Bay, about 3.45pm on Tuesday 21 August 2018, after reports of a four-vehicle crash.
Police have been told a Ford Falcon sedan collided with a Toyota Camry, both travelling south, before the Falcon hit an oncoming XR6 utility, which then collided with a BMW sedan which was also travelling north.
The utility caught fire and the driver, a 57-year-old man from Tanilba Bay, suffered critical burns and died at the scene.
The driver of the Falcon sedan, a 46-year-old man, and the driver of the BMW, a 68-year-old man, were taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment. Both men underwent mandatory testing.
The 34-year-old man driving the Camry was uninjured. He was also subject to mandatory testing.
Officers from Newcastle City Police District established a crime scene.
About 9am today (Monday 1 October 2018), a 46-year-old man attended Newcastle Police Station where Crash Investigation Unit officers arrested him.
He was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, negligent driving occasioning death and cause bodily harm by misconduct.
The man, from Belmont North, was granted conditional bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Thursday 15 November 2018.
