A woman has died after a car she was travelling in crashed into a tree at Smiths Lake earlier this afternoon.
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Just after 1pm a Nissan Xtrail was travelling east along Tropic Gardens Drive when it left the road and hit a tree.
The woman, a passenger in the car, was believed to have been aged in her mid-60s and lived in the area.
She died at the scene of the accident.
The male driver, also believed to live in the Great Lakes area, was treated at the scene for minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Manning hospital for mandatory drug and urine testing.
He is believed to be aged in his mid-50s.
Local diversions were still in place at the time of publication while the crash Investigation unit from Port Macquarie investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.
A brief will be prepared for the coroner.