At about 4pm on Tuesday, August 29, emergency services were called to the Pacific Highway, about 2km south of The Lakes Way, Rainbow Flat, after a head-on collision involving a Mitsubishi station wagon and a Subaru station wagon.

The driver and sole occupant of the Subaru, a 69-year-old man died at the scene. 

The driver and sole occupant of the Mitsubishi, an 18-year-old woman, was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and was taken to Port Macquarie District Hospital in a stable condition. She also underwent mandatory testing. 

Police from the Crash Investigation Unit commenced an investigation into the crash.

Following investigations, police issued the 18-year-old woman with a Future Court Attendance Notice for dangerous driving occasioning death and negligent driving occasioning death.

She is due to appear at Forster Local Court on Wednesday March 7, 2018.