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Seven people transported to hospital following serious crash on Barton Highway

Several people including a number of children have been transported to hospital following a crash on the Barton Highway this morning.

Just after 10am ACT and NSW Emergency services were called to the Barton Highway, Wallaroo, following reports of a multi-vehicle crash involving four cars and a truck.

Police have been told a truck was travelling south on the Barton Highway when it struck the rear of a stationary vehicle waiting at roadworks.

The impact pushed the vehicle into three more vehicles.

The female driver of an SUV needed to be extracted from the vehicle, suffering serious leg injuries.

The two children in the SUV were not seriously injured.

NSW Ambulance transported 4 people to hospital in a stable condition and ACT Ambulance Service transported 3 people to hospital in a stable condition.

The Toll Rescue Helicopter also landed at the scene, but the seriously injured woman was transported to hospital by road.

The truck driver, a 59-year-old man, was uninjured. He was arrested and taken to hospital for mandatory testing, before being taken to Yass Police Station.

Following inquiries, he was charged with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm – drive manner dangerous, and negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.

The Victorian man was granted conditional bail to appear before Yass Local Court on 17 June 2022.

Anyone with information about or has dashcam vision of this incident is urged to contact Yass Police on 6226 9399 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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