Truck ploughs through intersection, hitting multiple cars, before crashing into school in Moorebank
A truck failed to stop at an intersection, striking multiple cars before smashing through a school in Sydney’s south.
Emergency crews worked to free the driver of the truck, who became trapped after smashing into a school building in Moorebank.
Early information indicates the truck driver failed to stop at an intersection on Newbridge Rd and Nuwarra Rd in Moorebank about 1pm on Saturday.
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“He’s gone off the road, crashed into the gate at the local church and then finished underneath a classroom at the school,” Sergeant Shaun Colls said.
No children were at the school, believed to be St Joseph’s Primary School.
“Thankfully, it is a weekend,” he said.
There are reports of up to a dozen cars being struck as the truck careened through the intersection, with paramedics treating four patients, which include the male truck driver.
A woman in her 20s, a man in his 30s and a woman in her 70s were all taken to Liverpool Hospital. No-one was seriously injured, including the driver.
Police are appealing for anyone with any information to come forward.
Originally published on 7NEWS
