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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Simon McCarthy

Driver killed in horror crash on The Bucketts Way near Stroud

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A man believed to be aged in his 60s has died after a horror crash on The Bucketts Way near Stroud Wednesday afternoon.

Multiple NSW Ambulance units, and a specialist medical team, were called to the scene just before 1pm after reports a car and a truck had collided leaving one person critically injured.

Police later confirmed that a sedan and truck had been involved in a crash near Stroud Road at Craven and that the yet to be identified driver of the sedan had died at the scene.

The road was closed in both directions for several hours, and remained closed around 4.30pm, with diversion via Johnson Creek Road as officers rom Port Stephens-Hunters Police District attended and established a crime scene.

A truck driver was taken to Taree Hospital for mandatory testing, police said.

The details of this report are developing. It will be updated.

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