Wild crash leaves van nearly suspended in mid-air shutting down a major Sydney motorway and sparking Christmas travel mayhem
A spectacular accident has left a van suspended from a car in Sydney
The accident occurred on a busy highway leading to the airport, delaying traffic
People forced to abandon stuck vehicles and walk to the airport
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A spectacular crash has left a van partially suspended in the air causing traffic chaos forcing motorists to abandon their cars and start walking.
A white van was left dangling on top of a Range Rover in Sydney’s South Dowling Street, in the inner east of the city after an accident.
The front end of the truck crashed into a concrete highway divider, while the rear end was propped up at a 45-degree angle in the cab of the four-wheel drive vehicle.
An accident on a busy Sydney road leading to the airport has left a van as if it were suspended in midair.
The front of the van crashed into a concrete road divider, while the rear was propped at a 45 degree angle in the cab of the four-wheel drive vehicle on Sydney’s South Dowling Street.
Emergency services responded to the scene and were able to safely remove the occupants of the two vehicles.
The male driver of the pickup truck was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the car and three children who were passengers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The children were seen waving to their mother in dramatic footage from the accident scene as they walked past her ambulance.
The emergency services attended the accident after 3:00 p.m. on Monday afternoon and the occupants of the two vehicles were taken to the hospital
The children in the Range Rover greeted a woman believed to be their mother in a separate ambulance.
A shirtless man was later seen running towards the scene with his phone.
He took photographs of the accident and is believed to be the husband of the woman behind the wheel of the Ranger Rover.
The accident has closed two lanes of the highway, which is the main artery to Sydney Airport from the city.
A shirtless man, believed to be the husband of the Range Rover driver, ran to the scene of the accident.
The man took pictures of the spectacular crash that closed two lanes on the busy road to the airport
With traffic backing up several miles, some frustrated travelers began to walk toward the airport.
This has caused southbound traffic to be held up for several kilometers.
Pedestrians were observed to have abandoned their vehicles and were walking with luggage towards the airport along the highway.
With only one lane remaining open, motorists are advised to allow additional travel time and check the Live Traffic NSW website or app before taking the route.