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Three injured, including one seriously, in head-on crash in Lidcombe, Sydney

One of the drivers was trapped inside his car for 40 minutes.

Sydney van rollover in Sydney's west

Three injured, including one seriously, in head-on crash in Lidcombe, Sydney

One of the drivers was trapped inside his car for 40 minutes.

A man has been seriously injured in a head-on crash that also hospitalised two others in Sydney’s west.

About 11.45pm on Friday a white Toyota van crashed into a parked BMW sedan on Gallipoli St in Lidcombe.

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The BMW was then pushed into two other parked cars, police said.

Both vehicles were severely damaged in the crash, with the Toyota flipping onto its side, trapping the driver.

A white Toyota van and a BMW sedan were severely damaged in the crash.
A white Toyota van and a BMW sedan were severely damaged in the crash. Credit: 7NEWS
A Toyota van flipped onto its side, trapping the driver.
A Toyota van flipped onto its side, trapping the driver. Credit: 7NEWS

Emergency services were seen removing the van’s front screen window and cutting off its roof in an attempt to reach the 60-year-old male driver.

He was freed after about 40 minutes and taken to Westmead Hospital with serious injuries.

The driver of the BMW, a 20-year-man and his 17-year-old female passenger, both suffered minor injuries and were also taken to Westmead hospital.

Police are investigating the crash.

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