Bus and Fire truck collide on Gore Hill freeway
20 October 2009
At 8.40am this morning a State Transit bus collided with a Fire truck as it responded to a car alight on the Gore Hill Freeway.
On arrival at the scene of the accident paramedics treated multiple patients. The most serious injury was suffered by the bus driver who was treated and transported to St Vincents Hospital with abdominal injuries.
A Fire fighter was also transported to St Vincents with minor injuries. Seven other patients were treated for minor injuries with four being transported to Royal North Shore and three to Sydney Hospital.
Ambulance is committed to assisting the community create safer and healthier environments and outcomes by making prevention everyone’s businesses. A number of innovative community education programs have been implemented to assist identify life threatening conditions, understand what to do in an emergency and the importance of adopting illness prevention strategies.