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A pedestrian is in a critical condition after allegedly being hit by a hearse on Saturday night in Sydney’s inner west.
Police received a report that a man, aged 61, had been hit by the vehicle on Marion Street in Enmore.
The driver of the Mazda hearse allegedly fled the scene before emergency services arrived about 8.50pm.
Paramedics treated the pedestrian at the scene before taking him to hospital in a critical condition.
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The hearse driver, a 21-year-old, attended Newtown police station later on Saturday night where he was arrested.
Police seized the driver’s hearse in Five Dock and charged the man with multiple driving offences, including dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.
The 21-year-old was refused bail and was due to front court on Sunday.
