Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a single-vehicle fatal crash in the Hunter Region overnight.
About 11.40pm (Wednesday 24 October 2019), a vehicle travelling north on M1, near O’Donnelltown Road, Killingworth, Lake Macquarie, left the road and crashed into bushland.
The vehicle caught alight and the driver died at the scene.
A crime scene has been established as inquiries continue.
The driver has not yet been identified.