ROAD OPENED: One person has died and two people are injured following an accident on Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin, this morning. Picture courtesy of Hunter Westpac rescue helicopter service
ONE person is dead and two others have suffered serious injuries following a three-car accident on Wine Country Drive at Pokolbin this morning.
Police said the Cessnock man, 31, was driving a Holden Commodore sedan north along Wine Country Drive when it collided with a a parked Toyota Hilux utility and a southbound Ford Falcon sedan near the intersection of Broke Road.
The accident occurred before 6am.
The female driver of the Ford, 27, and her 31-year-old male passenger, were flown by Hunter Westpac rescue helicopter service to John Hunter Hospital for treatment.
A service spokesman said the man had suffered a suspected fractured pelvis while the woman is believed to have broken both ankles.
The male driver of the Toyota was not injured.
Wine Country Drive has now reopened for traffic.