Detectives are appealing for information after two people were hit overnight in the Port Stephens area.
About 11.40pm yesterday (Friday 15 March 2024), emergency services were called to Somerset Drive, North Arm Cove, following reports two people had been injured by a car.
Officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District arrived to find a white Ford Falcon sedan had been performing burn-outs in front of a crowd of people when the driver lost control and hit a power pole and two people standing next to it. The vehicle then caught fire with the driver leaving the scene.
Emergency services were called to the scene, Fire and Rescue NSW extinguished the fire with the car seized for forensic examination.
A 20-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl were treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics for pelvic and leg injuries before being taken to John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition.
Police have established a crime scene and are investigating the crash with the assistance of officers attached to the Crash Investigation Unit.
As inquiries continue police are hoping to speak to the driver of the sedan who may be able to assist with the investigation.
Police are urging anyone with mobile phone or dashcam footage or information about this incident to contact Port Stephens-Hunter Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
