Five men were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the M1 Motorway at Mooney Mooney early on Saturday morning, July 12.
Police said that at about 4am on Saturday, three cars and a prime mover truck were involved in a crash after a sedan left the roadway and struck the centre rock wall in the southbound lanes two kilometres north of the Berowra turnoff.
The driver of a Hyundai, a 43-year-old man, stopped in the breakdown lane to assist the sedan driver, a 26-year-old man from Sydney.
The younger man got into the front passenger seat with the Hyundai driver, while two men – aged 39 and 48 – travelling in a third vehicle also stopped to assist.
The men from the third car were standing in front of the parked vehicles when the cars were allegedly struck by a southbound prime mover truck, being driven by a 65-year-old man from the Northern Rivers, pinning them against a rock wall.
The 39-year-old man suffered a fractured pelvis and fractured femur, while the other man, from Chain Valley Bay, suffered a large cut to his lower leg.
The driver of the Hyundai suffered a cut to his leg, while the 26-year-old man suffered a back injury.
Officers attached to Kuring-gai Police Area Command and Brisbane Water Police District, NSW Ambulance paramedics, Fire and Rescue NSW, and a rescue helicopter were called to the scene.
Four men were taken to Royal North Shore Hospital to be treated for serious leg injuries and back injuries – and the male truck driver was transported to Hornsby Hospital to be treated for a hand injury and mandatory testing.
All southbound lanes were closed with traffic being diverted via the Old Pacific Hwy while the police investigated and the scene was cleared.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au
