AN INVESTIGATION is continuing after a Port Stephens couple in their 70s tragically died following a horror crash at Kooragang.
About 9.25am on Tuesday 17 February, emergency services were called to Cormorant Road, Kooragang, following reports of a crash.
At the scene, police were told that a Subaru sedan and a van had crashed in the northbound lanes.
NSW Ambulance paramedics rendered assistance to the occupants of the sedan, however they died at the scene.
The driver of the van, an 88-year-old man, was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
He was taken to the John Hunter Hospital for assessment and mandatory testing.
Following inquiries, police established that the Subaru sedan had allegedly been involved in a collision moments earlier with a Holden Commodore that had allegedly left the scene.
The alleged driver of the Holden Commodore, a 42-year-old man, attended Waratah Police Station about 9.45am.
The man was arrested and taken to the John Hunter Hospital for mandatory testing.
He was subsequently released pending further inquiries.
An investigation into the crash is underway by Newcastle City Police, assisted by the Crash Investigation Unit.
As inquiries continue, police urge anyone with information or dashcam footage to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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