Horrific footage shows the moments before an elderly woman and her young granddaughter were allegedly hit by a P-plate driver who ran a red light and was forced to swerve onto the pavement.
The grandmother, 72, and a girl, 4, were waiting to cross Old Glenfield Road in Glenfield, in Sydney’s southwest, about 5pm on Tuesday when a red Toyota sedan allegedly drove onto the footpath and ran over them.
The 18-year-old driver was apparently banned from driving due to his suspended license.
Dashboard camera footage showed the sedan moving at high speed through the intersection before swerving to avoid a 4×4 entering its path.
Such was the force of the impact that A four-year-old girl was thrown into a tree and rescuers were forced to cut a branch to rescue her.
The impact of the crash was heard by residents of the area.
“I hear the boom, this noise,” one local told Nine News.
A suspended P-plate driver allegedly sped through an intersection against a traffic light, forcing him to swerve to avoid oncoming traffic and hitting a grandmother and a toddler waiting to cross the street.
The dash cam also showed motorists and neighbors rushing to help the injured before emergency services arrived.
“The road was very busy and the police and ambulances were taking care of everything, traffic controllers,” Jwanah Rahem said.
The grandmother was rushed to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition, where she remains with serious head injuries.
The girl was also taken to Westmead in a stable condition, but has since been discharged.
The police established the crime scene, which was examined by specialized police from the Accident Investigation Unit.
Horrific crash in Glenfield that left three people in hospital was captured on dash cam
The P-plate driver was taken to Liverpool Hospital in a stable condition and has since been discharged.
NSW Police told Nine News they plan to speak to him “in the very near future”.
A police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia on Thursday evening that no charges have yet been laid.
Investigations into the accident continue.