A child has died and four people are injured after a truck crash on Friday afternoon at Menangle, southwest of Liverpool in Sydney.
The young girl, whose age has not been released, died at the scene of the horror crash between the large truck and several other vehicles.
Just after 3pm on Friday, emergency services were called to a rest area southbound on the Hume Highway following reports a B-double crashed into parked cars. The child could not be saved and at least four people who were injured were treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics, before being taken to Liverpool Hospital.
A child has died and at least four people are injured after a B-double truck collided with cars at Menangle. Picture: 7 News.The young female died at the scene, but others were taken to hospital, one in a critical condition. Picture: 7 NewsA woman is in a critical condition while the others are reported to be serious but stable.
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