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Dashcam footage has emerged of the horrific vehicular pile-up earlier today (October 18) on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The head-on collision involved four cars and a bus that crashed at the South end of the Harbour Bridge on Thursday afternoon.
The horrific accident resulted in the tragic deaths of two men, who have yet to be identified.
The incident was likely caused by a car veering into the wrong lane, said the NSW Police.
Dashcam footage emerges of initial cause of Sydney Harbour Bridge pile-up
Now, dashcam footage has emerged of the initial incident that resulted in the major multi-car pile-up.
The dashcam footage, obtained by 9News. shows a small blue Hynudai travelling north, before drifting into oncoming traffic and colliding with a car from the opposite direction.
The footage has been shared hundreds of times across X and other social media sites.
Harbor Bridge accident.
1 man has died and another fighting for life after 3 cars and a bus crash on the Sydney icon.That stupid lane system is a recipe for disaster. pic.twitter.com/2H8YnJ3F65
— Crashman 🛡️ (@crashm111) October 17, 2024
Sydney City Police’s Acting Commander & Superintendent Clayton McDonald spoke on the ongoing investigation, stating, “Initial inquiries suggest that the cause of the collision … came from one vehicle travelling in the northbound lane.”
“[It] veered across into the traffic in the southbound lane resulting in the initial collision.”
Following news of the crash, NSW emergency services rushed to the scene and found the two men stuck in their vehicles, along with two other victims with minimally sustained injuries.
Firefighters managed to get the two men out of their vehicles, but they sadly succumbed to their injuries.
Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry elaborated on the tragic accident, saying firefighters “cut and pulled apart the car [and] removed both doors” from the two vehicles in order to save the trapped men.
The other injured victims, a man and a woman, were taken to Royal North Shore Hospital and are in stable condition.
Bridge lanes open again, but congestion remains
Howard Collins, NSW Transport Coordinator- General stated, “There is traffic jamming the area and there will be significant traffic to clear in the afternoon peak.”
All Sydney Harbour Bridge lanes are now open but are still reportedly congested with traffic.
— by Naomi Lawrence.
