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The family of a five-year-old who survived a Hunter Valley car crash, but lost a father and grandfather, says the boy is "understandably shaken".
The boy was found wandering around with a broken arm after the crash, which also took the life of a local real estate agent.
The boy's family said they requested "peace and privacy at this incredibly difficult time for our family".
"Yesterday our family suddenly lost a father and a grandfather," the statement said.
"Our son, who thankfully sustained non-life threatening injuries, is understandably shaken and it is our family's number one priority to be there and care for him as he recovers.
"As we support our son through his recovery we are also grieving the loss of two loved ones."
It is understood the boy and his family were visiting from their Sydney home to look at properties in the Gundy area, east of Scone.
When the car did not return, the real estate agency sent out a car to find the group.
They found the injured boy wandering and he led them back to the crash site where the car had fallen down a steep embankment.
All occupants were thrown from the car, and the three men were found dead at the scene, police said.
The boy was airlifted to the Scone Hospital before being taken by ambulance to the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle, where he remains in a stable condition.
Police will prepare a report for the coroner.
Topics: road, accidents---other, children, gundy-2337, scone-2337, sydney-2000, nsw
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