Police have launched a murder investigation after finding a driver with fatal gunshot wound in the NSW Hunter region.
Emergency services were called to Salt Ash on Sunday afternoon following reports a ute had hit a tree.
Police and paramedics found the male driver with a gunshot wound.
He could not be revived and died at the scene. He is yet to be formally identified.
A crime scene has been established at Salt Ash and Masonite Road, Heatherbrae, after a second vehicle was found burnt-out.
The death is being treated as suspicious and a homicide investigation has been launched.
Police urge anyone with information or useful dashcam video to come forward.
