Patonga man injured

A 43-year-old Patonga man was taken to Gosford Hospital recently with a fractured femur, after being hit by an unknown vehicle in a seven-car crash.

Police were investigating the crash on the F3 at Berowra on August 19 about 7.15pm

A Ford sedan, a Toyota station wagon and a Holden sedan collided northbound on the F3, about 2km south of the Pacific Highway overpass.

A short time later, after the vehicles had pulled over into the breakdown lane, a Mitsubishi sedan and a semi trailer collided causing the Mitsubishi to collide into the Ford and Toyota.

A Ford station wagon also lost control and crashed into the centre railing.

During this collision the driver of another Ford sedan, the Patonga resident, was outside his vehicle and struck by an unknown vehicle.

He was taken to Gosford Hospital with a fractured femur.

A passenger in the Mitsubishi sedan, a 47-year-old Horseshoe Bend woman, was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital where she was treated for bleeding of the spleen and a small brain haemorrhage.

Two other drivers were taken to Royal North Shore Hospital with minor injuries but have since been released.

The F3 was closed northbound until after 9pm while police conducted inquiries at the scene.

Press release, 20 Aug 2007 NSW Police Media