H0r-r0r School Bus Cr-a-sh in Sydney’s West Leaves...

H0r-r0r School Bus Cr-a-sh in Sydney’s West Leaves Driver Fighting for Life as Chil-ling Questions Emerge

A school bus carrying more than 40 teenage students has crashed in Sydney’s west, leaving the driver in a critical condition and several students injured.

Emergency crews were called to Erskine Park Road at Erskine Park about 1pm today after the bus veered off the road and crashed into a tree.

Police said the bus was carrying a teacher and 41 students in years 11 and 12.

Police, firefighters, and paramedics worked to free the driver, a teacher, and 41 Year 11 and 12 students. (Nine)

Paramedics treated a number of students at the scene, with five teenagers aged between 16 and 18 taken to hospital for treatment.

One is believed to have suffered fractures.

A NSW Ambulance spokesperson said the driver, a man believed to be in his 50s, is suspected of having suffered a medical episode before the crash.

One student is believed to have suffered fractures after the bus veered off the road and crashed into a tree. (Nine)

He became trapped inside the vehicle for a short time before emergency crews freed him from the wreckage.

The driver was taken to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition.