Two children are fighting for their lives and seven others are injured after a car plowed into a classroom at a Sydney primary school.
A woman driver was behind the wheel of the car when it hit a demountable at Banksia Road Public School in Greenacre, in Sydney’s south west, at 9.45am.
The car which plunged into the classroom was identified as a Toyota Kluger.
One of the children is believed to be an eight-year-old boy and paramedics were performing CPR on the way to Westmead Children’s Hospital.
NSW Ambulance Chief Superintendent Richard Cohen has confirmed nine children under the age of nine are involved.
Three tradesmen working nearby reportedly rushed to the scene and lifted the car off a student who was crushed underneath, Nine News reporter Damian Ryan told Radio 2GB.
Panicked parents rushed to the school to check on the welfare of their children shortly after the crash.
Early reports suggest it was Banksia Road primary school (pictured), but this has yet to be confirmed
Police are asking parents who wish to collect their children to attend the Boronia Road school entrance
NSW Ambulance Chief Superintendent Richard Cohen has confirmed nine children under the age of nine are involved
NSW Ambulance confirmed two of those children suffered a cardiac arrest at the scene. The remaining children have suffered minor injuries.
There are eight crews on the scene, including one intensive care car and NSW Ambulance Chaplains.
Police from Bankstown LAC on are on scene and a crime scene has been established.
There are eight crews on the scene, including one intensive care car and NSW Ambulance Chaplains
Police from Bankstown LAC on are on scene and a crime scene has been established
Buses are diverting away from Banksia Rd and Noble Ave due to the crash
The female driver of the car has been taken to hospital for mandatory blood and urine tests
Police are asking parents who wish to collect their children to do so via the Boronia Road school entrance.
The female driver of the car has been taken to hospital for mandatory blood and urine tests.
Buses are diverting away from Banksia Rd and Noble Ave due to the crash.
More to come.
The crash happened in the Banksia Road Public School’s demountable building
NSW Ambulance confirmed two of those children suffered a cardiac arrest at the scene