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Two children have died after a car crashed into their pram in Sydney’s south-west.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Joseph and Gilbert Street in Cabramatta just after 3pm on Wednesday following reports of the crash.

Aerial footage of emergency vehicles at the scene in Cabramatta after the crash. Nine News

Paramedics treated the two children aged 1 and 5 at the scene before they were taken to hospital in a critical condition. Both have since died and are yet to be formally identified.

A 33-year-old woman known to the children was treated for minor injuries at the scene.

The driver, a 56-year-old man, was uninjured. He was arrested and taken to hospital for mandatory testing.

Footage obtained by Nine News shows a car on its side. A pram can be seen nearby.

A crime scene has been established and the Crash Investigation Unit are at the site.

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Emily Kaine is a national news blogger at The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via email.

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