A man has died and many others were trapped after a massive nine-car pileup in Western Sydney on Tuesday morning.
Emergency services were called to Canterbury Rd in Lakemba about 11.40am Tuesday after reports two vehicles had crashed.
When police arrived, they found two cars had collided from nose-to-tail, trapping the drivers inside.
The sedan continued travelling a few meters before colliding head-on with a Ute, trapping all occupants.
Seven other vehicles then collided a short distance away, with multiple people trapped inside the cars.
The driver of the sedan – a man believed to be in his 80s – died at the scene and is yet to be formally identified.
A passenger of the sedan – a 78-year-old woman – was freed from the vehicle by Fire and Rescue NSW and was taken to St George Hospital, where she remains in a critical condition.
Nine other drivers were freed from the vehicles by paramedics, and have been transported to hospital for mandatory testing.
The massive pileup caused traffic chaos for Lakemba on Tuesday, with Canterbury Rd between Chapel St and Haldon St closed in both directions.
Emergency services, a tow truck and Transport NSW are on the scene as police divert traffic.
“Police are directing traffic on site,” a LiveTraffic NSW statement read.
“Ongoing police investigations are expected to take some time.
“Avoid the area, use an alternative route.”
Light vehicles can use local diversions, while heavy vehicles have been told to consider using Bexley Rd, the M5 Motorway and King Georges Rd.
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