There's been a horror crash near Singleton, which claimed the life of an elderly man and blocked the New England Highway for almost 10 hours.
The 75 year old was driving a Ford Falcon that collided with a Mitsubishi Triton ute at Whittingham just before 6 last night.
Despite the best efforts of paramedics, he died at the scene.
The 42 year old man driving the ute is recovering in the John Hunter.