Massive six car crash with five men rushed to hospital and a young driver charged over horrific collision
- Driver charged with possessing drugs
- Five people injured on Tuesday
- 22-year-old was refused bail
A driver has been charged after a multi-vehicle crash landed five people in hospital.
The 22-year-old man is alleged to have caused the six-car pile up on Liverpool Road in Strathfield, in Sydney‘s inner-west, at 6.50pm on Tuesday.
Paramedics treated the victims at the scene before they were rushed to Concord and Royal Prince Alfred Hospitals in a stable condition.
The 22-year-old man is alleged to have caused the six-car pile up on Liverpool Road in Strathfield in Sydney’s inner west at 6.50pm last night
The people injured in the crash were all men aged 24, 30 and 41 while two were 28-years-old.
The young driver, from Greenacre, was arrested and taken to Auburn Police Station.
He was charged with five counts of causing bodily harm by misconduct while in charge of a motor vehicle and possessing a prohibited drug.
Drive conveyance taken without consent of owner and failing to stop and render assistance were among the other charges.
9 News footage of the wreckage showed badly damaged cars left behind in the trail of destruction.
Paramedics treated the victims at the scene before they were rushed to Concord and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a stable condition
The bonnets of several cars were ripped apart and were seen sprawled across the road.
The 22-year-old driver was refused bail and was ordered to front Burwood Local Court on Wednesday.
Auburn Police officers established a crime scene and are conducting inquiries.
The Crash Investigation Unit has also commenced an investigation into the incident.
