Accident at Halcombe Hill

SCONE resident Melanie Bright was shaken but glad everyone was safe after her sedan hit a diesel patch on the New England Highway at Halcombe Hill as she was travelling south between Scone and Aberdeen.

Melanie Bright’s car after she lost control in a diesel spill and collided with the guard rail.

Melanie said she lost control of the sedan at approximately 9:15am and travelled nearly 300 metres before colliding with the guide rail.

“I am just so glad I didn’t have the kids in the car and I could just concentrate,” she said.

“I was just trying to keep the car on this side of the road (south bound lane) and I didn’t want to hit anyone else, it just felt like I was in a dodgem car and had no control.

“It was really frightening but I’m just glad everyone is ok,” said Melanie Bright.

Police are investigating a truck which may have spilt diesel between Scone and Muswellbrook on the highway and ran out of fuel at the northern approach to Muswellbrook.

Fire services and police on the site of the accident on the New England Highway after a single car collided with the guard rail.