POLICE are investigating after a 37-year-old man died in a crash in Morpeth in the early-hours of Tuesday morning.
About 4.45am emergency services were called to Tank Street near Canterbury Drive to reports a van had crashed into a power pole.
Multiple NSW Ambulance crews and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter were called to the crash, but according to police reports the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene.
Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District established a crime scene and have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Local road diversions remained in place around the crash site on Tuesday morning, residents and drivers were asked to avoid the area while the investigation unit was on site.
A report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au.
