Waterfall: Seven injured after car smashes through a fence and onto train tracks in horror crash on NSW highway
Six people have been rushed to hospital after a horror three-vehicle crash on a major highway in New South Wales.
One of the cars was pushed through a fence and onto train tracks after the crash on the Princes Highway at Waterfall, in Sydney‘s south, at 6.10am on Friday.
Another vehicle was flipped upside-down from the impact.
Seven people were involved in the collision with six men, between the ages of 18 to mid-30s, were rushed to hospital.
Two were taken to Liverpool Hospital, two to St George Hospital and another two to Wollongong Hospital.
One local resident said the section of highway where the crash occurred as ‘tricky’.
‘It’s an 80km/h zone but a lot of cars are already doing 100km/h when they come through here,’ she told 7NEWS.
‘I just feel very sad for everyone involved and hope that it just makes everyone drive a lot more carefully and be more aware of what’s going on, on the road.’
A major three-car crash has caused chaos on Princess Freeway at 6.10am on Friday
Six people, between the ages of 18 to mid-30s, have been hospitalised and the condition of a seventh is currently unknown
Southbound lanes were closed as emergency services rushed to the scene.
Motorists headed towards Wollongong had been diverted via Heathcote Road, the M5 Motorway, the Hume Motorway, and Picton Road.
‘Light vehicles can consider travelling through the Royal National Park as an alternative route,’ Live Traffic NSW said.
Investigations are ongoing with anyone with dashcam footage of the crash urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
