A truck driver has died after crashing into an embankment on the Golden Highway in the Hunter Valley today.
Emergency services rushed to the scene, about 10km north-west of Jerrys Plains, just before 11am.
It appears the prime mover, with an attached trailer, was travelling east along the Golden Highway, near Edderton Road, when it left the roadway and crashed heavily into an embankment.
The driver and sole occupant of the truck, a 56-year-old man, died at the scene.
A crime scene was established, and police have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
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