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Man dead and three children hurt in car carsh at Whitton, near Griffith

A man has died and three children are in hospital after a crash near Griffith in the early hours of Saturday morning.

NSW police said they were called to Wilga Road, Whitton, following reports of a car crash about 2.20pm.

"Officers from Griffith Local Area Command attended and found a Holden Barina had crashed into a power pole at the scene," they said.

The 28-year-old driver died at the scene.

"A 9-year-old child who had been travelling in the front passenger seat was taken to Canberra Hospital in a stable condition," police said in a statement.

"Two other children, aged 2 and 9, who had been travelling in the rear of the vehicle, were taken to Griffith Base Hospital in a stable condition."

Investigations into the crash are continuing.