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Sydney lashed by intense rainfall that downed trees and powerlines, and closed school

A least a dozen people are rescued and a school is closed after wild weather hit Sydney, while the Pacific Highway was cut in two places by fallen trees.

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Truck driver dies in horror B-double crash on Pacific Highway north of Newcastle

A man died in the early hours of Thursday morning after a B-double truck rolled over in the northbound lanes on the Pacific Highway near Taree.

Newcastle Herald

WATCH: Motorists left speechless as driver travels in wrong direction on highway

A stunned motorist has captured footage of a driver travelling in the wrong direction on the Pacific Highway near Hexham.

Newcastle Herald

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Electric vehicle charging infrastructure in regional NSW falls short over holidays

Lengthy waits at electric vehicle charging stations at regional towns along the Pacific Highway have prompted calls to improve regional charging infrastructure.

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NSW Pacific Highway crash victim saved by off-duty special forces soldiers

Fire rescue crews cut the roof off the vehicle in order to extricate the woman before she was treated at the scene and flown to Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.

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Man charged over fatal crash on Pacific Highway

A man has been charged following an investigation into a fatal crash on the Central Coast last year.

Newcastle Herald

Truck carrying 6 tonnes of aerosol cans engulfed by fire on Pacific Highway near Ballina

Aerosol cans "shot into the sky" as semi-trailer burns on the side of the Pacific Highway.

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Cars banked up for eight kilometres after car crash on Pacific Highway

Emergency services rushed to the scene of a car crash on the Pacific Highway near Twelve Mile Creek shortly before 1pm this afternoon.

Newcastle Herald

Snake slithers out of car bonnet during family road trip on Pacific Highway, NSW

Kerry Jenkins and her family were driving home from their holiday at Darlington Beach, north of Coffs Harbour, when a snake slithered onto their car bonnet, taking the family by surprise.

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Car rollover at Jewells: delays on Pacific Highway

The crash occurred about 7.40am near the intersection of Ntaba Road at Jewells.

Newcastle Herald

Man's body found near car wreck on Pacific Highway, Bonville. Police believe crash occurred days ago

A man's body has been discovered near the wreckage of a car on the NSW Mid North Coast, after a crash that police believe happened on Friday.

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No more time to lose on M1 extension

HEXHAM is likely muttered under the breath of many drivers around this time of year. The area connects the M1 Motorway with the Pacific Highway through what can only be described as a bottleneck waiting to happen when the summer surge in northbound traffic arrives.

Newcastle Herald

Crime files: Datsun crash on Pacific Highway took two lives

A young man, from Sydney, was absolutely distraught that his girlfriend was killed.

Newcastle Herald

Woman taken to hospital with back, neck and chest pain after two-car crash at Swansea

A woman has been rushed to John Hunter Hospital after a two-car crash on the Pacific Highway at Swansea this morning.

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Multiple-vehicle crash on Maitland Road causes hours of traffic chaos near Pacific Highway at Tarro

There were significant delays on the New England Highway at Tarro Monday afternoon after a reports a truck was involved in a crash with as many as five other vehicles near the Pacific Highway on-ramp.

Newcastle Herald

Daniel Johns avoids full-time jail over drink-driving crash

Former Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns has escaped a full-time jail term over a case of high-range drink-driving that led to a crash after he drove in the wrong direction along the Pacific Highway.

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Man shot by police in Coffs Harbour, forcing closure of Pacific Highway

Police say an officer discharged their firearm after a man allegedly drove at them this morning. After a short pursuit a 29-year-old was arrested and taken to hospital in a stable condition.

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Pacific Highway upgrade acted as 'dam wall' during floods, north coast residents claim

Hundreds of flood-affected residents on the NSW north coast are threatening to sue the state and federal governments over concerns the new Pacific Highway made the recent floods worse by acting as a "dam wall".

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Former Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns charged with drink driving after head-on collision

The former Silverchair frontman says he has checked himself into a rehabilitation facility after a crash on the Pacific Highway last night.

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Criticism of Pacific Highway closure due to NSW floods unfair, Roads Minister says

North Coast residents are furious, but the Regional Roads Minister says all bets are off when it comes to unprecedented events.

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Shops running out of food in flood-affected areas as flooding blocks Pacific Highway

Supermarkets in the state's north are quickly running out of supplies as flood-affected residents scramble to stock up.

Newcastle Herald

Lockdown spike for several fixed speed cameras

But overall the Hunter's fixed and red light speed cameras are on track to gather less revenue than the previous calendar year.

Newcastle Herald

The Big Dig: Living with trucks on Italia Road

The once relatively quiet,winding, narrow rural road that turns off the Pacific Highway north of Raymond Terrace has become a 90kmh rat-run for laden and unladen heavy vehicles going to and from various quarries in the area.

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