Nine Injured in Three-Vehicle Hume Highway Crash – Cabramatta, NSW – 13 September 2026

What happened

Incident Overview
Nine people, including three children and two teenagers, were taken to hospital after a three-vehicle crash on the Hume Highway at Cabramatta on Sunday, 13 September 2026.

According to the police account reported by 7NEWS, a utility vehicle and an SUV collided head-on near Longfield Street at about 11.15pm. The SUV then struck a sedan.

Location and Time

• Crash date: Sunday, 13 September 2026
• Reported time: About 11.15pm
• Location: Hume Highway near Longfield Street, Cabramatta, New South Wales

Vehicles Involved
The collision involved a utility vehicle, an SUV and a sedan. The preliminary account said the utility and SUV collided head-on before the SUV struck the sedan. Police inquiries into the full circumstances remain ongoing.

Injuries and Emergency Response

• The SUV driver, a man aged in his 50s, suffered critical head injuries and was trapped until Fire and Rescue NSW crews freed him. He was taken to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition.
• The utility driver was also taken to Westmead Hospital for treatment.
• Three children travelling in the utility were taken to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. An eight-year-old suffered facial injuries, while the other two children sustained cuts attributed in the report to their seatbelts.
• The male sedan driver and his three passengers — two teenage girls and a woman — were taken to hospital as a precaution.

Police Investigation
Police are continuing to investigate the sequence and circumstances of the crash. The available report did not identify any charge or final determination about responsibility.