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Update: The Pacific Highway has reopened northbound at Tabbimobile on the North Coast following a car accident.

The highway was closed northbound while emergency services and traffic crews attended the accident site.

Northbound traffic remains heavy so motorists should allow additional travel time.

For the latest traffic information visit www.livetraffic.com or call 132 701

Original report: The Pacific Highway is closed to northbound motorists at Tabbimoble due to a car accident.

Emergency services crews are on site, working to free a person trapped in a vehicle.

Motorists travelling north are advised to delay their trip or leave the highway at Grafton and take Summerland Way to Casino and the Bruxner Highway to Ballina instead.

For the latest traffic information, visit www.livetraffic.com or call 132 701.

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