About 6.15am today (5 November 2024), emergency services were called to The Long Bridge, High Street, Maitland, after a white Toyota Hilux utility and a motorcycle collided.
The rider – a 58-year-old man – was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being airlifted to a John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition.
Officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District arrested the alleged driver of the utility – a 16-year-old male – near the scene.
He was conveyed to Maitland Hospital under police guard for injuries, as well as mandatory testing.
Initial inquiries indicate the utility was stolen from Pelaw Main overnight.
A crime scene has been established and officers from Crash Investigation Unit (CIU) will commence an investigation into the incident.
Both vehicles were seized to be forensically examined.