A boy has died after a car crash in the Hunter region of New South Wales.

At about 7.45am yesterday, police were called to the New England Highway at Murulla, 25km north of Scone.

A Holden Barina and a Nissan Elgrand had collided.

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The Barina driver, an 85-year-old man, suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene before he was taken to hospital for mandatory testing.

An 11-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition, but later died.

The occupants of the Elgrand, including two women aged 38 and 60, a 13-year-old girl, a 16-year-old boy, and a 19-year-old man, were taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

An investigation into the cause of the crash is underway.

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