<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A school bus carrying about 40 teenage students has </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/" rel="" target="" title="crashed"><span>crashed</span></a><span> in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney's "><span>Sydney's</span></a><span> west, leaving the driver in a critical condition and several students injured.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/avalon-airport-melbourne-potential-bomb-scare/c4873f41-4898-4732-b9c8-8bee7c7f408e" rel="" target="" title="Emergency crews"><span>Emergency crews</span></a><span> were called to Erskine Park Road at Erskine Park about 1pm today after the bus veered off the road and crashed into a pole and a tree.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Paramedics treated several students for minor injuries at the scene, with several expected to be taken to hospital.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/melissa-caddick-con-woman-victims-share-small-pot-final-cash/eba54293-a47c-4d12-9e82-10dbffea4a6d" target="_blank"><strong><span>Con-woman Melissa Caddick's victims share 'small pot' last cash</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two patients had already been transported to Nepean Hospital in a stable condition.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bus driver, a man believed to be in his 50s, is suspected of having suffered a medical episode before the crash.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He became trapped inside the bus for a short time before being freed by emergency crews.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/crash-sydney-students-erskine-park-school-bus-hospital/4d65404c-3331-4890-a8a4-164399b148f7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The driver was taken to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/household-debt-australia-why-we-feel-poor-despite-being-among-worlds-richest-countries/79fe0a69-9ec1-4094-b924-f02be903fc8c" target="_blank"><strong><span>Australia is one of the richest countries in the world. But household debt is making us feel 'poor'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A NSW Ambulance spokesperson said 10 ambulance resources responded to the crash, and that several teenagers were being treated for a range of minor injuries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident are continuing, with police still at the scene.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank" title=""><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>