'Home and Away' actress is fighting for her life after fatal car crash on Boxing Day

Former 'Home and Away' actress Jessica Falkholt and her sister Annabelle are in a critical condition after being injured in a car crash on the South Coast of New South Wales.

Sadly, the crash claimed the lives of their parents.

The family were returning home to Sydney at 10.45am on Boxing Day when they collided head-on with a 50-year-old male driver.

The male driver was also killed upon impact.

New South Wales Police have confirmed that 29-year-old actress and her 21-year-old sister are in critical condition.

They were airlifted to separate Sydney hospitals, Jessica to St George Hospital and Annabelle to Liverpool Hospital.

Police said the crash was caused by one car being on the wrong side of the road.

Jessica played the role of Hope Morrison, Raffy Morgan's cousin, on the long-running Aussie soap.

She had also appeared in 'Underbelly: Badness'.