A dozen people have been injured after a car crashed into a shop in Sydney’s south-west.
NSW Police said emergency services were called to Boronia Road in Greenacre at 3.15pm on Thursday after reports of the car crash.
A station wagon crashed into a vehicle stopped at traffic lights before continuing into a nearby shop, Hijab House.
The driver was trapped in the car and had to be freed, while 11 pedestrians were injured in the incident.
“They are currently being treated at the scene; however, their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening,” police said in a statement.
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Mobile phone and security camera video shows the station wagon pushing a white sedan aside at traffic lights before racing through the intersection and ploughing into the Greenacre store about 3.15pm on Thursday.
Witnesses described the scene as “surreal”.
The male driver, 51, was conscious when arrested and remains under police guard in hospital.
“He’s only been briefly spoken to, he’s yet to be interview by detectives and crash investigators,” Assistant Commissioner Peter Thurtell told reporters on Thursday evening.
“I am aware he has some traffic matters. I’m unable to comment on any medical episode. There’s no information that’s been given to me that there’s been any medical episode.”
Three men and eight women – mostly aged 18 to 30 – inside or near the shop at the time were treated for injuries.
Two people with suspected broken legs were carried out of the smashed shop.
They’re all in a stable condition, NSW Ambulance Acting Inspector Caitlyn Murphy said.
“Our paramedics were met with a very chaotic scene,” she told reporters.
“There was a large crowd of bystanders who were quite distressed.”
NSW Police said there is no indication the crash was terror-related.
The reason for the crash remains under investigation.
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