A woman has died in hospital after a crash at Morisset last Friday.
Emergency services were called to Fishery Point Road at about 6:40pm following reports a Holden Commodore sedan left the road and struck a tree.
The 43-year-old female driver of the vehicle was trapped in the wreckage before being freed by Fire and Rescue NSW personnel.
The woman was the only person in the car – she was taken to the John Hunter Hospital where she remained until she sadly died yesterday.
Lake Macquarie Police District officers are investigating.
A report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.