Main highway is shut down for HOURS whereas coated in particles after wild high-speed chase resulted in a horrific six-car crash and left FIVE in hospital - together with Subaru driver beneath armed guard
- Silver Subaru Outback ploughed into 5 vehicles on Parramatta Highway on Saturday
- Police had tried to cease the male driver however he refused, then crashed
- 5 folks taken to hospital, together with the Subaru driver, who was arrested
- Parramatta Highway closed to vehicles and buses within the space for over seven hours
5 persons are in hospital after a high-speed pursuit led to a horrific six-car smash on certainly one of Australia's busiest roads, inflicting site visitors chaos for seven hours.
A silver Subaru ploughed into 5 vehicles on Parramatta Highway at Leichhardt on Saturday morning, leaving a number of drivers trapped of their vehicles.
NSW Ambulance rushed to the scene, and paramedics handled the injured drivers on Parramatta Highway.
Three folks had been rushed to close by Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with 'severe accidents', Ambulance NSW instructed Every day Mail Australia.
The driving force, a male in his 30s, who suffered 'severe head and chest accidents' was additionally taken to St George Hospital beneath police guard.
The aftermath of the 'main crash' left wrecked automobiles strewn throughout the six-lane highway, surrounded by glass, automobile components and different particles.
An eyewitness who was driving to work instructed The Every day Telegraph the out-of-control Subaru narrowly missed his automobile in a scene that was 'like the flicks'.
He was in 'shock' on the dramatic scene and described no less than two drivers unable to get out of their automobiles afterwards.
Visitors and Freeway Patrol officers tried to tug over the Subaru Outback round 6.20am however he refused to cease.
Police started to pursue the driving force however needed to shortly terminate the pursuit 'attributable to security considerations'.
'The Subaru driver was arrested and brought to St George Hospital, beneath police guard. He may even endure obligatory testing,' a NSW Police assertion stated.
Against the law scene was established as inquiries are carried out into the circumstances surrounding the crash, which blocked all site visitors in each instructions for over seven hours.
All lanes had been closed at 6.37am and Transport NSW confirmed to Every day Mail Australia all eastbound lanes and one westbound lane reopened after 1pm on Saturday.
A fifth affected person was transported to St Vincent's Hospital with minor accidents.
A big part of Parramatta Highway remained closed in each instructions on Saturday afternoon, between Liverpool Highway and Flood Avenue.
Police, Transport for NSW and tow truck operators had been nonetheless in attendance early on Saturday afternoon.
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There was additionally no entry to to Parramatta Highway from Tebbutt Avenue and Sloane St (eastbound).
Mild automobiles had been really helpful to make use of Norton, Marion, Ramsay and Dalhousie streets as various routes.
Motorists had been suggested to keep away from the realm.
Drivers of route 461, 480 and 483 buses had been additionally instructed to skip 10 stops on Parramatta Highway, Transport for NSW suggested.