A MAN has died after a crash that shut the Pacific Highway for several hours on Sunday, police have confirmed.
Authorities were called to the Pacific Highway at Ferodale, roughly a kilometre north of the Medowie Road intersection, after reports of a single-vehicle crash.
Port Stephens-Hunter police said in a statement they were told a four-wheel drive had left the road and hit a tree. Ambulance NSW said a 70-year-old woman was taken to the John Hunter Hospital, with police listing her condition as serious but stable on Sunday evening.
"The driver - a 70-year-old man, died at the scene," police said.
"A crime scene was established and an investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding the crash."
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
Raymond Terrace NSW Rural Fire Service brigades were on scene on Sunday afternoon shortly after 1pm, warning motorists that traffic was heavy as emergency services got to work.
Investigators are appealing for witnesses or dash-cam footage.
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