PORT Stephens SES and NSW Rural Fire Service Seaham Brigade and Hinton Brigade responded to a head on accident on Clarence Town Road at Seaham on Saturday.

Rain had made the roads wet and slippery.

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The operation was a true collaboration of emergency services with the SES, NSW Police, NSW Ambulance and the NSW Rural Fire Service all called upon to assist.

Upon arrival, NSW SES Rescue Operators provided scene safety, vehicle stabilisation and patient support, until the arrival of NSW Ambulance.

Crews also worked alongside NSW Police, who provided scene and traffic management, and NSW Rural Fire Service Seaham Brigade and Bowthorne/Hinton Brigade, who provided fire protection/suppression.

Once the patients were extricated from the vehicles, NSW SES members then performed a relocation of one of the vehicles using a vehicle mounted winch, to clear the road.

Port Stephens Councillor and NSW Firefighter Giacomo Arnott told News Of The Area, “This is an important reminder to slow down on our local roads and take it easy.

“Our emergency services do a great job responding to incidents like this.

“I hope those involved make a full recovery and I thank our emergency services for their response and their work.”

Members of the NSW SES and NSW Rural Fire Service are volunteers that are trained to respond to a range of emergency situations.

The NSW SES Port Stephens are asking drivers to slow down and drive to the conditions.

By Marian SAMPSON