Paramedics assessed 25 people who were hurt as close to 20 ambulances responded to reports of a crash on Seventh Avenue at Campsie about 4.20pm.
More than a dozen are injured after two buses and a car crashed in Sydney’s south-west.
Twelve people were taken to several hospitals including Bankstown,Canterbury and Concord. A child was among the injured passengers.
A woman in her 60s,who was believed to be a bus driver,suffered internal injuries and was taken to St George Hospital in a critical condition.
Another woman,aged in her 50s,was in a serious condition with spinal injuries. She was transferred to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown.
NSW Ambulance inspector Andrew Bibby said paramedics were met with “chaos” at the crash site.
“There were a lot of people running around,a lot of injured people and a lot of panic,even from the local residents who must have heard what had gone on.”
Video footage showed a bus with a shattered windscreen on the residential street.Nine News reported the vehicle crashed into several cars parked on the street before colliding with another bus.
Motorists and members of the public have been urged to avoid the area as the operation to clear up the smash is likely to be lengthy.
