An eight-year-old boy has died after being hit by a four-wheel drive while riding his bike in Sydney’s west.

Police said the boy was hit at the intersection of Paddock Street and Capertree Street, The Ponds, about 5.45pm (AEDT).

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He was treated at the scene by New South Wales ambulance paramedics before being taken to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, where he died a short time later.

Police were interviewing the driver of the vehicle.

They were appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact Quakers Hill Police.