Up to 12 people have been injured after a car crashed into a hijab store in Sydney’s west. Vision on social media shows a four-wheel drive spinning its wheels at traffic lights before driving into Hijab House in Greenacre.
A police statement after the incident said: ‘The male driver and 11 pedestrians have been injured. They are currently being treated at the scene; however, their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.’
Greenacre crash: multiple injuries after car smashes into hijab store in western Sydney
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