A woman is in a serious condition in hospital after a freak chain of events saw a street sign fall and hit her while she was walking along Burwood Road.
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The stop sign fell when a semi-trailer rounded a corner and mounted the curb, clipping the sign.
The woman, 36, was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a critical condition, where she underwent emergency surgery for severe head injuries.
CCTV footage captured the moment the woman was struck and fell.
Pedestrians react in shock to the freak accident and rush to her aid. A man wearing a high-visibility vest can be seen lifting a sign away from the injured woman.
The woman was in a serious but stable condition on Wednesday morning, police said.
The driver of the semi-trailer, a 47-year-old man, was taken to Concord Hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing.
