UDPATE: Two dead in Salamander Bay crash

Police are investigating after a fatal two-car crash in Port Stephens yesterday.

About 2pm (Wednesday 26 August 2020), a Toyota Aurion travelling north along Port Stephens Drive and a Holden Commodore travelling west along Salamander Way collided at a roundabout.

Three people were trapped for a short time following the crash.

NSW Ambulance paramedics commenced CPR on the Toyota driver, a 77-year-old woman, and her passenger, an 80-year old man, however they both died at the scene.

The Holden driver, a 44-year-old man, was treated at the scene before being taken to John Hunter Hospital for a head injury in a stable condition.

Officers from the Crash Investigation Unit attended and have commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.

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