There’s been a chaotic interruption to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s visit to the Maitland area, with a serious car crash happening nearby a scheduled media conference.
The head-on crash took place at Testers Hollow early this afternoon, where Mr Shorten was addressing the media as part of his election campaign.
A 21-year-old woman was trapped in her car, before being taken to hospital with a head injury.
It’s believed a mother and child were in the other car, but were not injured.
Mr Shorten broke away from his media event to assist those involved in the crash.
MORE- @billshortenmp with one of the occupants as paramedics work to remove 21yo still trapped. @nbnnews pic.twitter.com/40ruxJD0Hi
— Mike Lorigan (@mikelorigan) May 19, 2016
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