Muswellbrook crash: Three people died, another critical

POLICE have confirmed this morning three people have died and a man is in a critical condition, following a head-on collision at Muswellbrook last night at approximately 9:30pm.

The crash occurred between a Kia Carnival and a utility on Bengalla Road.

The 30 year old male driver and sole occupant of the utility died on scene and the male driver and female passenger of the Kia also died on scene.

A man in his 60s, who was a passenger in the Kia, was airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle with life threatening injuries.

The deceased in the Kia are yet to be formally identified and their ages are not yet known.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Update: Police confirm all who died were local.