One person has died and two people are in a critical condition following a stabbing in western Sydney.

Police were called to Merrylands Road in Merrylands just after 10am on Tuesday, with witnesses telling police a man had stabbed multiple people before leaving on foot.

Emergency responders at the Merrylands stabbing.Nine News

Paramedics treated three people, however a man died at the scene. He is yet to be formally identified. Two others were taken to hospital in a critical condition.

A man was arrested after a brief manhunt on nearby Smythe Street, also in Merrylands. A crime scene has been established.

Amber Schultz is a crime and justice reporter with The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via X or email.

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