BY IAN CROUCH
An elderly man has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a bus and a car at Waratah.
Emergency services were called to the intersection of Turton Road and Georgetown Road just before 11.00am on Tuesday to reports a BMW hatchback had collided with a bus.
The driver of the car was trapped, and fire crews removed the side of the vehicle to free him.
NSW Ambulance says the elderly man was taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition with leg and chest injuries.
Three people on the bus were assessed by paramedics and declined further treatment.
The southbound lanes of Turton Road were closed for more than an hour while emergency services treated the injured man and worked to clear the scene.
