Woman fighting for life after being dragged by bus in Sydney CBD
Source: News Limited
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A WOMAN has had emergency surgery after being pinned under a bus for two hours in Sydney's city centre.
Emergency services described the extraction of the woman from underneath a city bus on Wednesday as one of the most delicate rescues in almost 40 years.
The woman was struck by the bus and became trapped in its axles at the intersection of Clarence Street and Erskine Street just before 4pm (AEDT).
She spent two hours pinned under the vehicle before a rescue team could free her.
She was rushed to the Royal North Shore Hospital.
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She was finally retrieved from under the bus at around 5.50pm, and is believed to have been taken to Royal North Shore Hospital.
Witnesses said they saw the woman - believed to be in her 30s and 40s - trapped, and tried to help her until emergency services arrived.
Source: News Limited
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