Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten and Shadow Minister for Education Kate Ellis address the media. Photo: Emily Smith
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Shorten comes to aid of car crash victim
OPPOSITION leader Bill Shorten has come to the aid of a woman who was involved in car crash near Newcaslte.
The opposition leader's entourage pulled up on Cessnock Road at Testers Hollow on Thursday afternoon after a head-on collision involving other cars, 9News reports.
Scene of the crash that @billshortenmp witnessed @abcnews pic.twitter.com/0TEV0TsFd5
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Local radio has since reported a car tried to do a u-turn in front of Mr Shorten's car and collided with a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction.
A woman in her mid-20s had to be freed from her car and suffered minor facial injuries and pain in the knee.
The woman was taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment.
