Man taken to hospital after crash on New England Highway at Bendemeer

The driver and only person involved in the crash, a man in his 70s, was taken to Tamworth hospital on Tuesday morning suffering hip pain and a cut to the head.

Emergency services were called to the scene near Bendemeer about 8.45am.

"The car had crashed into a rock wall and ended up on its side, trapping the patient inside the vehicle," Ambulance NSW Inspector Paul McRae told the Leader.

"The seatbelt was the only thing keeping him in his seat."

Ambulance crews worked to stabilise the vehicle before paramedics could remove the patient and assess him.

"Given the nature of the crash, he's extremely lucky not to have suffered from any major injuries," Inspector McRae said.

Highway traffic was affected during the rescue operation and the crash site being cleared, but both lanes had reopened later on Tuesday morning.

A MAN has been taken to hospital with a possible head injury after a car crash on a highway north of Tamworth on Tuesday morning.

Emergency services were called to the scene on the New England Highway at Bendemeer just before 9am.

One man, believed to be aged in his 70s, was treated by ambulance paramedics at the scene for a possible head injury and chest pain he sustained in the single-car crash.

He was taken by NSW Ambulance to Tamworth hospital for further medical attention.

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Alternating traffic flow, meaning one lane of the highway was closed, was in place near Osborne Road on Tuesday morning as the site was cleared.

Traffic is affected in both directions, according to Live Traffic NSW.

Drivers in the area have been urged to travel with caution and expect delays.

The crash comes amid a horror few days on the region's roads, with three people killed and six people injured and taken to hospital in four separate crashes on local roads between Friday night and Sunday afternoon.

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