Two children in a pram have been struck and killed by a car in Sydney\u2019s south-west.<\/p>\n
Emergency services were called to the intersection of Joseph and Gilbert streets, Cabramatta at about 3.15pm on Wednesday after reports of a crash, New South Wales police said.<\/p>\n
Officers found two children, aged one and five, had been struck by a car while both seated in a pram.<\/p>\n
NSW ambulance paramedics treated the children at the scene before they were taken to hospital in a critical condition.<\/p>\n
Authorities confirmed the children later died. They were yet to be formally identified.<\/p>\n
A 33-year-old woman, who police say was known to the children, was treated for minor injuries at the scene. Police have not confirmed if the woman was the children\u2019s mother and were unable to provide further information on whether the pram was on the footpath, a pedestrian crossing, or the road at the time of the collision.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe exact location isn\u2019t known at this time and is forming part of investigations,\u201d a police spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The alleged driver of the car \u2013 a 56-year-old man \u2013 was uninjured, arrested and taken to hospital for mandatory testing.<\/p>\n
A crime scene was established and investigations commenced into the circumstances of the crash.<\/p>\n
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