One dead and five injured after B-double hits pedestrians at bus stop in Sydney

One person has died and five more have been seriously injured after a B-double truck veered across three lanes of traffic and hit pedestrians waiting at a bus stop in Sydney.

One person has died and at least five pedestrians have been seriously injured after a truck crash at Alexandria. Source: Chanel 9 / Twittetr

The driver of the truck is fighting for his life in hospital and was trapped for 45 minutes after the crash, which happened on Botany Road in Alexandria about 7.45am.

A woman in her 20s was also taken to hospital in a critical condition and has undergone emergency surgery.

Ambulance described the scene as "absolutely horrific", saying pedestrians were strewn around a 50-metre area.

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