Truck driver plows through intersection, hits multiple cars before crashing into elementary school
A truck has crashed through a primary school in Sydney’s south after it drove through an intersection and crashed into several cars.
Emergency services attempted to free a trapped male truck driver after he crashed into a classroom at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Moorebank.
The driver is said to have stopped at a junction between Newbridge Road and Nuwarra Road around 1pm on Saturday.
Police are investigating whether the driver had a medical episode prior to the accident.
“He went off the road, crashed into the gate of the local church and then ended up under a classroom at school,” Sergeant Shaun Colls said. 7News.
“Luckily it’s the weekend (so there were no kids in school),” he said.
A dozen cars were reportedly hit when the truck entered the intersection, while four people – including the truck driver – were treated by paramedics at the scene.
A woman in her 20s, a man in his 30s and a woman in her 70s were all taken to Liverpool Hospital.
Emergency services attempted to free a trapped male truck driver after he crashed into a classroom at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Moorebank (pictured)
Emergency services attempted to free the male truck driver who was trapped after crashing into a building at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School (pictured) in Moorebank.
No one, including the driver, was seriously injured.
The truck got stuck in a classroom at the school, while traffic came to a standstill due to the scale of the accidents.
NSW Fire and Rescue attended the scene to assess the structural safety of the building.
Police are asking anyone who has information or images of the accident to come forward.
