The Construction Mining Forestry and Energy Union has blamed contractor John Holland after a digger toppled onto a bus in Sydney’s west today, warning someone could have been killed.  Five people suffered injuries – with two taken to hospital – when the arm of the excavator crashed into the passenger bus near a worksite on Smith Street in Parramatta just before 7am.  A bus and excavator crashed in Parramatta. (9NEWS)  One man suffered a head injury and a second an injured knee, a NSW Ambulance spokesman said.  Ron Wallace, 41, was one of the injured passengers who said he “saw two people go flying past me” when the incident occurred.  “I hit a pole inside the bus and whiplashed my neck,” he said.  CFMEU state secretary Brian Parker said while serious injuries were avoided, the outcome could have been a lot worse.  A bus and excavator crashed in Parramatta. (9NEWS)  “It’s a very risky situation when you’ve got an excavator that is doing work and lifting high in the air… we could’ve ended up with a number of deaths,” he said.  “If it was a car – no doubt in my mind there’d be a fatality.”  He said the contractor should have taken necessary precautions to close the bus lane to traffic.  “There shouldn’t be plastic bollards for start – they should be concrete. That work shouldn’t have been taking place while a bus was coming down a bus lane.”  A bus and excavator crashed in Parramatta. (9NEWS)  Inspector Trevor Peterson said police agreed the bus driver was not at fault, and instead alluded to potential miscommunication of staff.  “My understanding – that every time the arm of the excavator was due to swing out into the lane and pick up gravel, the traffic control was meant to stop traffic and allow that to happen,” he said.  John Holland issued a short statement saying a “full investigation” had been launched.  WorkSafe is also investigating the incident.  © Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2016
A bus and excavator crash is causing traffic delays in Parramatta, as paramedics respond to reports of minor injuries.