POLICE are searching for the driver of a car who fled the scene of a crash that seriously injured the vehicle's passenger.
About 1.30pm Tuesday, a blue Ford Falcon was travelling east on Abernethy Street, Abernethy, when the vehicle left the road and hit a tree stump.
A 28-year-old man who was travelling in the front passenger seat was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition.
Police have been told the driver fled the scene without rendering assistance prior to the arrival of emergency services.
Hunter Valley officers established a crime scene, with the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.
As inquiries continue into the whereabouts of the driver, police are urging anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who may have dashcam footage or CCTV of the incident and the moments after to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
