It was a chaotic morning for motorists heading into Taree, after a car crash at Purfleet blocked the southern entrance to town.
About of a kilometre of traffic was backed up along the Pacific Highway at Cundletown, as drivers were diverted through the northern entrance.
Crash investigators are working to determine the cause of the crash, and the events leading up to the ute slamming into a road sign along Manning River Drive.
