A woman has died after being hit by a bus and trapped for more than two hours in the Sydney CBD.
- Passengers chased bus down the street urging driver to stop
- Major road closures as emergency services try to rescue woman
- Woman died in Royal North Shore Hospital
THE woman killed by a bus in Sydney's CBD was about to retire and start a new life on a farm they had bought, her husband said last night.
Bruce Gentle said Christine Mulholland, 51, had left work an hour early and was walking to the train station so she could join him to watch one of her beloved greyhounds race at Richmond.
She was freed from under the bus in a painstaking two-hour rescue effort by emergency services but had severe injuries to her lower body.
She died in hospital early yesterday. Ms Mulholland was hit just after 3.30pm on Clarence St and dragged for 20 metres under the bus before it came to a stop.
"She wasn't my wife, she was my mate. We were together for 33 years," he said.
"I'm shattered."
He described Ms Mulholland as a country girl at heart and said they had recently bought a farm at Hill End.
"She loved the greyhounds. We raced them a couple of times a month," he said.
Her father Pat Mulholland last night said his only daughter was his "everything".
"She was just one of those happy-go-lucky people. She was there if you needed her, everytime. I just can't believe it," he said.
Several witnesses returned to the site of the accident yesterday to lay flowers.
The 70-year-old driver of the bus was on stress leave from work yesterday and has been offered counselling
FROM YESTERDAY:
BUS DRIVER INVOLVED IN TRAGIC ACCIDENT ON STRESS LEAVE Ashlee Mullany
THE 70-year-old bus driver involved in a fatal accident in Sydney's CBD yesterday has taken stress leave and will be offered counselling after the traumatic ordeal.
A 53-year-old woman was pinned under the back wheels of the bus for more than two hours yesterday and died at Royal North Shore Hospital overnight.
The bus driver, who was sitting down close by while emergency services tried to free the person. Source: News Limited
"It's a terrible, tragic accident," Mr Preston said.
Chris McEwan, who witnessed the accident and tried to help the woman, leaves flowers at the corner of Erskine and Clarence St. Picture: Britta Campion Source: News Limited
The card on the flowers. Picture: Britta Campion Source: News Limited
In a press release issued overnight, NSW police said the woman died a few hours after being admitted to hospital.
The bus driver was not injured in the accident but was taken to hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing.
A paramedic described the rescue operation as "one of the most delicate" in his 37 years.
Inspector Norm Spalding from NSW Ambulance said the woman was stuck for more than two hours, her body "extensively" wedged in the axles when paramedics arrived shortly after 3.30pm.
Person trapped under a bus at intersection of Clarence St & Erskine St. Source: News Limited
"The patient was conscious for most of the time,'' Insp Spalding said.
"Two or three paramedics were able to climb under the bus at considerable risks to themselves.
"They were able to carry out some medical procedures under the bus and develop a rapport and stay with the patient.
"The rescue was slow, arduous and difficult for all those involved.'' He said a chaplain would provide counselling to paramedics after the "extremely challenging" rescue.
Members of the public chased the bus down urging him to stop, it was reported. Source: News Limited
A shoe on the road near the fatal accident. Source: Supplied
The woman was freed at 5.50pm, and taken to Royal North Shore Hospital.
She was in a critical condition when she was admitted with severe injuries to her lower limbs.
Witnesses chased the bus down urging the driver to stop.
"People were running around trying to help. They did a good job."
The accident caused traffic gridlock, with all roads leading out of the city congested. Northbound buses were at a standstill for hours.
Police sealed off a section of Clarence St, while one police officer sprayed yellow markings near what appeared to be a broken lunch box and a shoe in the middle of the road.
"The bus driver was not injured and will undergo mandatory blood and urine testing," police said.
Witness Reginald Putty was working nearby when he heard the police sirens and saw the woman trapped under the bus.
"The police rocked up and shut the street down. You could see her trapped under the bus," he said.
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