Five people, including a baby, injured by a car in Sydney

  • Five people, including a baby, have been injured by a car in Chatswood, Sydney
  • NSW police were called to the intersection of Anderson St and Victoria Avenue
  • The accident occurred at about 3.45pm with one woman airlifted to hospital

Five people, including a baby, have been injured by a car that mounted the pavement and ploughed into shoppers at a busy intersection after the driver suffered a medical episode.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Anderson Street and Victoria Avenue outside Chatswood’s Westfield shopping centre at 3.45pm on Saturday.

One woman was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital with serious injuries.

Five people, including a baby, have been injured by a car that ploughed into shoppers at a busy intersection after the driver suffered a medical episode

NSW police were called to the intersection of Anderson Street and Victoria Avenue about 3.45pm on Saturday at Chatswood, a major business and residential district in Sydney

NSW police were called to the intersection of Anderson Street and Victoria Avenue about 3.45pm on Saturday at Chatswood, a major business and residential district in Sydney

The crash was not a deliberate act, and police believed the man might have suffered a medical episode

The crash was not a deliberate act, and police believed the man might have suffered a medical episode

Four others, including a baby, have been taken to hospital for treatment. 

Their ages and conditions weren’t immediately made known.

The male driver of the vehicle remains at the scene and is assisting with police investigations.

The crash was not a deliberate act, and police believed the man might have suffered a medical episode.

It is unclear what the medical event is at this stage. 

Officers from North Shore Local Area Command have established a crime scene and police from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit are investigating.

Daily Mail Australia had contacted NSW police for comment.  

One woman was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital with serious injuries, while four others including a baby have been taken to hospital for treatment

One woman was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital with serious injuries, while four others including a baby have been taken to hospital for treatment

 

 

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