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Miracle escape as car ploughs into Bankstown cafe

Four people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries after a car ploughed into a busy Bankstown cafe on Saturday.

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Four people have been hospitalised a car ploughed into a cafe in south western Sydney in a horrific accident on Saturday.

Emergency services were called to the Coffee Emporium on North Terrace at Bankstown after reports a car had driven through a shop front.

Paramedics treated six people at the scene, all of whom sustained minor injuries.

Three patients were taken to Bankstown Hospital and another was taken to Liverpool Hospital.

CCTV shows the car accelerating into several diners at the cafe in Bankstown. Picture: Supplied CCTV
CCTV shows the car accelerating into several diners at the cafe in Bankstown. Picture: Supplied CCTV
The car crashed through the cafe wall. Picture: Supplied CCTV.
The car crashed through the cafe wall. Picture: Supplied CCTV.
Four people were injured in the collision. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Jeremy Piper
Four people were injured in the collision. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Jeremy Piper

NSW Ambulance said all four were in a stable condition.

Another two people, including the 45-year-old female driver, were assessed at the scene before being released.

“Officers from Bankstown Police Area Command have commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash,” NSW Police said in a statement.

More to come.

Originally published as Miracle escape as car ploughs into Bankstown cafe

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/miracle-escape-as-car-ploughs-into-bankstown-cafe/news-story/728f56834ddd938e06b23df48034deaa