A WOMAN was thrown from the back seat of a car after it was allegedly rammed from behind following a crash at Albion Park Rail on Thursday.
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Police say a 21-year-old woman from Kiama Downs was turning right onto the Princes Highway from Woollybutt Drive when her car and another vehicle collided about 5.50am.
The driver of the second car, a 61-year-old man from Wyong, allegedly hit the rear of the woman’s car when she failed to stop and exchange details.
Lake Illawarra police crime prevention officer Mark Scott said the impact pushed the woman’s car into the centre median fence.
"As a result of the impact, it appears that a 20-year-old female passenger from Oak Flats, in the rear seat of that car, was ejected through the rear window," he said.
The passenger sustained a major head injury and other minor injuries.
A NSW Ambulance spokesman said the 20-year-old was taken to the NSW Ambulance Rescue helicopter base at Albion Park and flown to St George Hospital in Sydney, where she underwent surgery.
A spokeswoman for the hospital said the woman was in a critical but stable condition late on Thursday.
The incident is being investigated by Highway Patrol officers from Lake Illawarra police.
