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One dead, one seriously injured in quad bike crash

A man has died after a quad bike rolled in NSW's Lake Macquarie region. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

A man has died and another is in a critical condition after a quad bike rolled in NSW's Hunter region.

At around 7pm on Sunday, emergency services were called to a fire trail in Cooranbong, west of Morriset at Lake Macquarie, following reports a two-seater All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) had crashed. 

The passenger, a 35-year-old man, was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. 

The driver, a 30-year-old man was treated at the scene and remains in a critical condition in hospital. 

Police will prepare a report for the coroner. 

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