A man was rushed to hospital late Sunday night after a serious car accident near Cessnock.
Emergency services were called to Bellbird just before midnight to reports a car had collided with a power pole.
Paramedics and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter’s Critical Care Team stabilised the male driver – believed to be in his 30’s – who suffered serious head injuries in the crash.
He was taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition for treatment.