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Wentworth Falls: Man flown to hospital with ‘serious injuries’ after crash on Great Western Hwy

A man has been flown to hospital and roads remain closed after a crash on a major Blue Mountains highway.

A man has been flown to hospital with “serious injuries” and roads remain closed after a crash in the Blue Mountains on Wednesday afternoon. Picture: iStock
A man has been flown to hospital with “serious injuries” and roads remain closed after a crash in the Blue Mountains on Wednesday afternoon. Picture: iStock

A man has been flown to hospital with “serious injuries” and roads remain closed after a crash in the Blue Mountains on Wednesday afternoon.

Emergency services were called to the scene on the Great Western Hwy at Wentworth Falls around 12.45pm to reports of a car driving into a pole.

A NSW Ambulance spokesman said the driver and only person in the vehicle, a man in his 50s, sustained chest, abdomen and head injuries from the impact.

He was flown to Westmead Hospital in a serious condition.

One westbound lane of the Great Western Hwy remains closed, according to Live Traffic.

Motorists are urged to avoid the area.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/penrith-press/wentworth-falls-man-flown-to-hospital-with-serious-injuries-after-crash-on-great-western-hwy/news-story/cbe1d5e2ecf95984bea2713c8ce564f0