One driver died at the scene and has not yet been formally identified, police said.<\/p>\n
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The other driver, a 44-year-old man, was taken to Lismore Base Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n Police have established a crime scene and urged drivers to avoid the area.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a separate crash on the Pacific Highway at Coolongolook, on the NSW Mid North Coast, has claimed another life.<\/p>\n An SUV and a sedan collided head-on at the intersection of the highway and Wooton Way about 2.40pm, sparking a fire that engulfed both vehicles.<\/p>\n Firefighters extinguished the blaze, and a body was found inside the sedan.<\/p>\n The victim has not yet been formally identified.<\/p>\n The driver of the SUV, a woman in her 50s, was treated at the scene before being airlifted to John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition.<\/p>\n A crime scene has been established.<\/p>\n Southbound lanes of the Pacific Highway were closed following the crash.<\/p>\n Drivers were diverted onto Wooton Way before rejoining the motorway near Buladelah, with heavy vehicles forced to wait as the diversion route was unsuitable for them.<\/p>\n A third crash involving multiple vehicles occurred in the northbound lanes about 3.40pm, shutting one of the two lanes, Live Traffic NSW said.<\/p>\n The number of casualties in the third crash has not yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n Drivers are advised to avoid the areas or allow plenty of extra travel time.<\/p>\n![\"Download](\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/static\/media\/right-red-arrow.92bca5db.svg\"){kind=icon}
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