A five-year-old girl has died after being struck by a ute while riding her scooter in Sydney’s west.

Emergency crews rushed to Clower Ave in Rouse Hill about 3.45pm on Thursday, following reports a child had been hit.

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Police were told the little girl was riding on the footpath when she was struck by the vehicle.

Paramedics treated her at the scene before rushing her in a critical condition to to Westmead Children’s Hospital, where she later died.

The driver of the Toyota HiLux, a 42-year-old man, was taken to Blacktown Hospital for mandatory testing.

Both the scooter and the ute have been seized for forensic examination.

A crime scene has been established as investigators work to piece together what happen

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