A push bike rider has been seriously injured after a crash in Sydney's south west.
About 3.40pm yesterday (Monday 24 February 2025), emergency services responded to reports of a crash between a push bike rider and a motor vehicle at the intersection of Sackville Street and Hamilton Road, Fairfield.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the push bike rider – a 63-year-old man – at the scene before he was taken to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition.
Officers from Fairfield City Police Area Command were informed that the vehicle left the scene following the crash.
A crime scene was established before the scene was examined by specialist officers from the Crash Investigation Unit.
Following inquiries a 69-year-old woman was arrested at a home in Fairfield at 6.40pm and taken to Fairfield Police Station.
A vehicle at the home has been seized for forensic examination.
The woman was released from police custody pending further inquiries.
As investigations continue, police are urging anyone who may have witnessed the crash – or has any available dashcam/mobile phone footage – to contact Fairfield Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
