- Nine people, including three children, have been injured in a head-on car crash
- The accident occurred at Kemps Creek, in Sydney’s far west, at 1.30pm Tuesday
Two children are fighting for life and up to seven other people are injured following a horror head-on crash between two vans at Kemps Creek, an hour west of Sydney.
Three children were involved in the accident, while emergency crews were forced to work for close to an hour to free a man trapped in the wreckage on Mamre Road.
Up to 12 ambulances and two helicopters rushed to the scene, with the injured being transported to Liverpool and Westmead hospitals.
It’s understood the two vans – one a commercial vehicle and the other a passenger van – collided around 1.30pm on Tuesday.
Two children are in a critical condition and up to seven other people injured after a head-on car crash (pictured) at Kemps Creek, an hour west of Sydney, on Tuesday afternoon
All those involved in the accident have now been freed, with police currently setting up a crime scene.
The impact of the crash pushed the passenger van into a roadside ditch, with crews of emergency workers seen dragging a woman from the vehicle.
A NSW Ambulance chaplain was also reportedly at the scene.
Mamre Road, which is a major road in the regional area, is closed in both directions.
More to come
It’s believed up to three children were involved in the accident, as emergency crews continue to work to free a man from the wreckage on Mamre Road