Cops and other drivers in string of accidents across Sydney A man is in a critical condition in St George Hospital after crashing his Honda into a tree on Henry Lawson Drive, Milperra. This Toyota Camry collided with a bus shelter on College Street in the city. The driver ran from the scene but was arrested in Hyde Park. This police van was about to initiate a pursuit when it crashed into a light pole. Three officers were treated at the scene and taken to hospital. MAYBE it was the full moon but a string of accidents involving motorists and a police van kept paramedics and rescue services busy overnight. A series of bizarre crashes unfolded between late last night and sunrise, the most serious happening in the city's west when a sedan left the road at high speed and collided with a tree about 2am. Paramedics were quickly on the scene at Henry Lawson Drive, Milperra, where the driver was trapped. Police and NSW Fire and Rescue officers responded to the incident and worked together to cut the man out from his mangled blue Honda. He was finally freed at 2.10am, unconscious and bleeding heavily. The man's clothes were removed and he was rushed to hospital in a critical condition. When The Daily Telegraph arrived at the crash site this morning, the car radio was still playing loudly - tuned to 96.9FM for the last time. A man was cut from this wreckage unconscious and bleeding. The man's clothes were on the side of the road, both airbags were deployed and the car's tool kit was lying metres away from the car. There are unconfirmed reports the driver had fallen asleep at the wheel. In the city, shortly before midnight, a Toyota Camry sedan mounted the curb on College Street and destroyed the St Mary's Cathedral bus stop. Shattered glass was strewn across the street and footpath while the bus stop's seat was left mangled. A Toyota Camry collided with a bus shelter on College St near St Mary's Cathedral near Hyde Park. The front end of the sedan was totally smashed in and its front two wheels severely buckled. Fittingly, the bus stop sported an NRMA poster ad boasting: "We cover anyone who drives your car." Following the dramatic prang the male driver sprinted from the scene through Hyde Park but was caught by police on foot a short time later. His passenger avoided their clutches. "Thankfully there are no known serious injuries," said a bemused Inspector Malcolm Searle this morning. What you see here is basically what happened - the car has come into contact with the curb and then the bus stop. The driver and the passenger left the scene prior to our arrival but we managed to apprehend the driver on the other side of Hyde Park ... he will now undergo breath tests. We are still trying to ascertain exactly what has happened and why but we have a number of witnesses we are following this incident up with. At roughly the same time, in Miranda, two teenagers - in a possibly stolen Ford Laser - were enjoying a joy ride on Bellingara Road. The car they were travelling in mounted the curb near Vista Heights Road and collided with a tree. "The passenger's head has shattered the windscreen," said a paramedic on scene. The patient has extricated himself and run 300 metres before collapsing and has no recollection of the incident. He is suffering from facial injuries, neck pain and sensory deficit. Witnesses say the two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, fled the scene on foot. They were arrested by officers from Miranda local area command a short time later and taken to St George hospital where they remain under police guard. Even the police weren't spared with a Burwood police van taking out a light pole in the inner west shortly after 4am. A Police van crashed into a light pole on Ryder Boulevarde at Rhodes. A NSW Police spokeswoman said the officers were "about to initiate a pursuit" of a 21-year-old male driving a Mitsubishi Lancer when they collided with the pole. The police van left the curb at the corner of Rider Boulevard and Oulton Avenue, Rhodes with the impact deploying the van's airbags and bringing the metal pole crashing down across the bonnet before landing on the road blocking traffic for hours. The three red-faced police officers involved in the crash were treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to hospital. The driver of the Lancer is assisting police with their inquiries and investigations are continuing.