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Heart-stopping moment truck slams into Sydney school

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The moment that a truck lost control and smashed into a primary school classroom in Sydney’s south on Saturday has been captured on CCTV.

More than a dozen cars were involved in the crash before the truck came to a stop inside the building at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School at Moorebank.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Moment truck smashes in Sydney school classroom captured on CCTV.

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Nobody was inside the classroom at the time, and NSW Police acting inspector Shaun Colls said: “Thankfully, it is a weekend.”

There were also no serious injuries sustained by anyone involved, which Colls said was “very incredible, especially considering how many cars were involved”.

The truck was travelling south on Newbridge Rd at Moorebank, crossing the Nuwarra Rd intersection, when it veered into oncoming traffic, hitting up to 12 cars before crashing through the St Joseph’s Catholic Church fence, Colls said.

It barely missed parishioners in the church carpark, and they can be seen jumping aside as the truck speeds past them and smashes into the school, in CCTV footage obtained by 7NEWS shows.

Church parishioners in the carpark can be seen, in CCTV footage, jumping aside as the truck hurtles past
Church parishioners in the carpark can be seen, in CCTV footage, jumping aside as the truck hurtles past Credit: 7NEWS
Debris from the crash pierced through the truck windscreen, narrowly missing the driver.
Debris from the crash pierced through the truck windscreen, narrowly missing the driver. Credit: 7NEWS
There were no children in the classroom at the time of the crash, which occurred at 1pm on Saturday.
There were no children in the classroom at the time of the crash, which occurred at 1pm on Saturday. Credit: 7NEWS

It took about an hour to free the truck driver from the wreckage, inside which debris, including metal poles, had pierced through the windscreen on impact and narrowly missed the driver, 7NEWS understands.

Police said they are working to determine whether the driver suffered a medical episode, causing him to lose control of the vehicle.

Paramedics treated four patients, including the driver, and took a woman in her 20s, a man in his 30s and a woman in her 70s to Liverpool Hospital, but no one was seriously injured.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers as investigations continue.

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