Woman, 81, dies after hit by Sydney bus

An 81-year-old woman has been hit and killed by a bus in Bankstown, in Sydney's west.

An elderly woman who was hit by a bus in Sydney's west has died in hospital.

The 81-year-old was hit by the bus near Bankstown railway station around 10am Monday.

Witnesses and paramedics worked to save her and she was transported to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition.

She died a short time later, NSW Police said.

A crime scene was established and the bus driver, a 64-year-old man, was taken to Bankstown Hospital for mandatory blood and urine tests.


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