<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Five people have been injured after a truck crashed into a group of cars following a multi-vehicle pile-up on the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="_blank" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span> Central Coast.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Police understands three cars were involved in a crash on the M1 southbound at Mooney Mooney at 4am today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The drivers involved pulled over to exchange details and assess the damage, and a fourth person pulled over to assist.</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><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/missing-german-bakcpacker-carolina-wilga-woman-found/7a3187b8-da3f-406f-ba0c-b94609fd0f64"><strong><span>'A remarkable story': Backpacker found alive after 12 hellish days</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One driver got back into his car, and two other people were standing on the side of the road when the cars were struck by a prime mover truck. A fourth man remained in the car.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>All four men were injured. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two men who were inside their cars when the truck hit them suffered relatively minor injuries.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/mooney-mooney-five-people-injured-after-truck-crashes-into-cars-following-pileup/f826cbfe-dc02-4c4a-ba33-b186ddfaf9d1" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One man who was on the roadside was knocked over, while a fourth man's legs became pinned against a rock.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/wives-of-nsw-police-officers-killed-in-the-line-of-duty-remember-getting-the-knock-on-the-door/c5b2cb5e-635e-42c9-9b6a-dbc31bfeb422"><strong><span>Wives of cops killed in the line of duty remember knock on the door</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emergency services from the Kuring-Gai Police Area Command, Brisbane Water Police District, NSW Ambulance paramedics and Fire and Rescue NSW were called to the scene.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A rescue helicopter was also called to the scene.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two men were taken to hospital, one with leg injuries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two other drivers have been assessed on-site.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The male driver of the truck is being treated for a hand injury. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>All southbound lanes were closed but have been reopened.</span></div></div>