There’s been traffic chaos on the Pacific Highway at Tea Gardens on Thursday afternoon, following a crash between two cars and a motorcycle, resulting in a double fatality.
Police have confirmed the male motorcyclist and a female driver of a Toyota station wagon have both been tragically killed. They’re both yet to be formally identified.
A female passenger of the Toyota was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to the John Hunter Hospital.
A male driver of an Isuzu suffered minor injuries and was also taken to the John Hunter Hospital for mandatory testing.
NSW Ambulance says five paramedics crews along with a specialist medical team including a Critical Care Doctor and Critical Care paramedics were dispatched to the scene.
A crime scene has been established and the cause of the accident will be investigated by specialist officers from the crash investigation unit.
A contraflow is currently in place on the highway between Viney Creek Road West and Viney Creek Road, with traffic directed to the southbound side of the highway.