A man in his 50s was in John Hunter Hospital on Saturday night after he was involved in a head-on crash on Putty Road outside Singleton earlier in the day.
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Paramedics were called to a remote stretch of road at Milbrodale about 12.40pm where they found a motorcycle and car had collided head-on.
The man was said to be conscious when paramedics arrived, but had suffered injuries to his leg and foot and was taken to hospital.
A spokesperson for John Hunter Hospital said the man was in a stable condition on Saturday evening.
The road was closed for several hours before eventually re-opening about 4pm, police said.
Simon McCarthy
Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
