Police are on the hunt for three people after a woman who died in a car crash in Sydney's west on Saturday morning was removed from the vehicle and left on the footpath by the other passengers, who then fled.
The station wagon hit a concrete island on Waldron Road in Chester Hill about 6.20am and the driver lost control and hit a power pole, causing extensive damage to the rear passenger side where the deceased woman was sitting, Inspector Daryll Hawes from Campsie Local Area Command said.
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Woman dies in horrific car crash
Police are looking for three people who fled the scene of an accident which has left a women dead in Chester Hill in Sydney's West.
The woman, who is believed to be about 35, suffered fatal injuries to her head and body.Â
CCTV footage suggests the other three passengers are male, Inspector Hawes said.
"There's a possibility that one of the males was limping from the scene," he said.
"We've made inquiries with the local hospitals, but that's as far as we've got at this stage."
He said a witness suggested the car was travelling at high speed.
"The car was full of paint supplies, brushes and rollers that are all over the road now," Inspector Hawes said.Â
"It's possible they could have been heading off to work."
A spokesman for NSW Police said it did not appear that drugs or alcohol were involved, but investigations are ongoing.
"Once we track [the three people] down, these are all questions we can ask them," the spokesman said.
"Unfortunately all we've got at the moment is a deceased woman and the remains of a Holden Commodore."
No other vehicles are believed to have been involved.
Police have established a crime scene at the site of the crash.