Two adults critical, six children injured after minibus crashes in NSW
Two adults are fighting for life and six children are in hospital after a minibus was involved in a crash in the NSW Southern Highlands.
The minibus crashed and rolled on the Hume Highway at Marulan, near Goulburn, about 12pm, according to NSW Police.
It prompted an emergency operation which shut down the busy stretch of road.
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NSW Police confirmed the minibus carrying seven passengers crashed on the Hume Highway at Marulan, near Goulburn, at 12pm. Nine
The driver, a man in his 50s, and his passengers had became trapped in the bus.
More than a dozen good Samaritans rushed to help free the passengers.
"We jumped out and went over and... there was a girl trapped under the van," one told 9News.
"There were about 12 to 20 of us that were all going waved over and we pushed the van up and flicked it back over and pulled her out."
Three children and one adult were treated for serious injuries. Nine
A woman in her 30s and a man in his 50s were hospitalised in critical condition.
Three teenagers, two boys and a girl, are in serious but stable condition and three more primary school-aged children suffered minor injuries and are stable.
The driver was treated for minor injuries and has been taken to hospital for mandatory testing.
A number of emergency services are on scene.
Southbound lanes on the Hume Highway will remain closed for some time.
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