The New England Highway remains closed to southbound traffic following the death of a motorcyclist in a collision in the Hunter Valley tonight.
Emergency services were called to the New England Highway near Whittingham, after a motorcycle and two cars collided shortly before 7.30pm (Friday 22 March 2019).
Officers from Hunter Valley Police District rendered assistance; however, the 50-year-old rider died at the scene.
All southbound traffic on the New England Highway is closed at the Golden Highway; diversions are in place. Northbound traffic is reduced to a single lane.
Officers from the Crash Investigation Unit are en route to the scene and traffic is expected to be disrupted for some hours.
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