Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have rushed to the aid of a 92-year-old man whose car crashed into a building in Westmead earlier this morning.
The vehicle struck a row of brick garages on Ashley Lane, Westmead, just after 11am, causing the elderly old driver to suffer a minor head injury.
The man managed to walk away from the wreckage, with FRNSW crews providing him initial medical assistance before NSW Ambulance paramedics took him to hospital.
An exclusion zone was set up around the crash site.
Firefighters with specialist skills in dealing with structural collapse were called in to assess the garages which had sustained significant damage as a result of the incident.
Following consultation with police at the scene and the strata managers, control of the site was handed back to the property’s owners who were in the process of engaging a builder to conduct emergency repairs.
NSW Police remain at the scene to ensure the safety of the public.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.