A report is being prepared for the information of the Coroner following a man’s tragic death in the Upper Hunter on Sunday night.
Emergency services were called to Cullingral Road, Merriwa (approximately 70km north-west of Muswellbrook), about 9.15pm on 5 April after receiving details of a crash.
On arrival, officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District located a single vehicle, which had left the road, before hitting an embankment.
NSW Ambulance paramedics attempted to treat a man.
But, sadly, he died at the scene and is yet to be formally identified.
Officers have started an investigation into the circumstances of the crash.
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