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Eight trapped in Sydney bus collision
AAP
About 6.30pm (Tuesday 29 January 2019), a 48-year-old woman was driving a Nissan Micra on Lawson Street, Penrith, when she collided with a city bus. AAP
Eight people were left trapped on a bus after an alleged drunk driver crashed into it in Sydney's west.
Firefighters had to free the bus driver and passengers, who all escaped the collision in Penrith uninjured on Tuesday night.
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The 48-year-old woman behind the wheel of the car returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.262 - more than five times the legal limit, police said.
She is expected to be charged with high-range drink driving.
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