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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald

Lucky escape for drivers amid Lake Macquarie pile-up

Picture by Tracy Wood
Picture by Tracy Wood
Picture by Tracy Wood
Picture by Tracy Wood

SEVERAL people were lucky to escape injury in a multi-vehicle crash at Lake Macquarie this week.

The pile-up happened on the Pacific Highway at Bennetts Green - near the Homemaker Centre containing Anaconda and Bunnings Warehouse - on Tuesday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to the scene after a black Holden Colorado ploughed into the rear of another vehicle, resulting in a literal pile-up of vehicles.

Pictures of the serious prang were circulating on social media.

Police told the Newcastle Herald on Wednesday the driver of the black Holden had suffered a medical episode in the lead-up to the crash.

Police said no injuries were reported and no further investigation into the incident was required.

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