SYDNEY, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A driver was arrested after allegedly running from the scene of a hit-and-run in Sydney's northwest Sunday afternoon, police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) said.
Emergency services were called to Ferndale Avenue, Carlingford, about 22 km northwest of the Sydney central business district at about 12:30 p.m. local time after reports that a pedestrian had been hit by a car, NSW police said in a statement.
Officers found that a van had hit a pedestrian before the driver of the van allegedly ran from the scene on foot, NSW police said.
The pedestrian, a 34-year-old man, was trapped under the vehicle, and emergency services worked to free him before NSW ambulance paramedics treated him at the scene.
He was taken to hospital in a critical condition for further treatment, police said.
Following a search of nearby bushland, police arrested the alleged driver, a 29-year-old man, before taking him to a police station.
Police have established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the incident. ■