A YOUNG man was fighting for life in hospital after he was thrown from a car in an accident.
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The crash happened near Spring Ridge just before midnight on Friday.
Emergency services were deployed to the area after reports a man was injured in a car rollover.
Paramedics, as well as the State Emergency Service (SES), Rural Fire Service (RFS), VRA, and police, arrived on scene to find a man, aged in his 20s, with critical injuries.
Emergency services said he was ejected from the vehicle in the rollover.
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Paramedics treated the man for suspected head and internal injuries at the scene.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to the scene with a doctor and paramedic on board.
They treated the man and he was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle.
The helicopter service said the man was listed in a critical condition.
The cause of the crash is being investigated.
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