Overview
- A school bus carrying about 40 senior students veered off Erskine Park Road in western Sydney and struck a pole then a tree at about 1pm on Thursday, May 21.
- Emergency crews freed the driver, a man believed to be in his 50s, who was taken to Westmead Hospital in critical condition.
- All students and a teacher were removed from the bus and assessed by paramedics, with multiple teenagers treated at the scene and several taken to hospital; reports differ on the exact number sent to hospital.
- NSW Police, NSW Ambulance, Fire and Rescue NSW and the Department of Education are investigating the cause of the crash, including whether the driver suffered a medical episode before the collision.
- The crash closed the northbound lane of Erskine Park Road and left students shaken, one person reported with a suspected fracture, as authorities continue scene work and inquiries into school transport safety.