A man has been charged following a crash that killed a 68-year-old pedestrian in Sydney’s west yesterday.
About 2pm on Monday, emergency services were called to the intersection of Torrens Street and Sherwood Road, Merrylands West, following reports of a crash between a Toyota Yaris and a 68-year-old male pedestrian, NSW Police said.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the pedestrian at the scene before taking him to Westmead Hospital where he later died.
The 79-year-old driver was taken to Westmead Hospital for mandatory testing.
Following his release from hospital, he was taken to Granville Police Station where he was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, and negligent driving occasioning death.
He was given conditional bail and is due to appear in Fairfield Local Court on July 20.
As inquiries continue officers from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit are calling for anyone who witnessed the crash or has dashcam footage of the incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
