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Mooney Mooney: A man, 77, has died after a car rolled on the Old Pacific Highway

A man, 77, has died in hospital five days after the car he was travelling in hit an embankment and rolled on the Old Pacific Highway. Here’s what we know.

A passenger, 77, died five days after a car he was in hit an embankment and rolled at Mooney Mooney. (File image)
A passenger, 77, died five days after a car he was in hit an embankment and rolled at Mooney Mooney. (File image)

A man has died in hospital after a crash on the Central Coast.

Emergency services were called to the Old Pacific Highway at Mooney Mooney Creek about 5pm on Saturday February 8 following reports of a single-vehicle crash.

Brisbane Water police arrived to find a Subaru SUV had crashed into an embankment, causing the vehicle to roll onto its roof.

The driver and two passengers were injured and taken to The Royal North Shore Hospital.

Police established a crime scene, with assistance from the Hunter Crash Investigation Unit, and commenced an investigation.

The man died in Royal North Shore Hospital. Picture: NewsWire/ Monique Harmer
The man died in Royal North Shore Hospital. Picture: NewsWire/ Monique Harmer

On Thursday, February 13, the front seat passenger — a 77-year-old man — died in hospital.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

Inquiries into the crash are ongoing.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/mooney-mooney-a-man-77-has-died-after-a-car-rolled-on-the-old-pacific-highway/news-story/2d74627ec738149eec0464406829507b