Police at the scene where one pedestrian has died and a second has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car on Victoria Road, Rozelle. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: News Corp Australia

A passing surgeon on a bicycle performed CPR on the pair while motorists detained the 22-year-old driver who got out of his ute and wandered, apparently dazed, away from the crash.

The horrific crash happened about 11am on Victoria Road near Robert Street.

The car involved in the fatal pedestrian accident on Victoria road, Rozelle. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: News Corp Australia

Police at the scene of the fatal pedestrian accident on Victoria road, Rozelle. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: News Corp Australia

Witness Adrian Briscoe, 50, was at home when he heard three loud bangs and rushed onto the street to see what was happening.

“Everyone came out, people were screaming call an ambulance.”

One woman held up a sheet while the surgeon worked on the pair.

Mr Briscoe said a third man, who had been walking with the pair when they were struck, was shouting at the driver.

“There was this angry guy, as the cops ran up and grabbed this guy and handcuffed him and frog-marched him back he shouted: ‘you f***ing killed my brother’.”

“It is terrible so close to Christmas, people just going for an innocent Sunday stroll and bang a life has ended — it is horrid,” Mr Briscoe said.

A witness to the tragic accident is comforted at the scene. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: News Corp Australia

The male pedestrian, believed to be in his late 20s, has been taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

The driver was also taken to RPA hospital for blood and urine testing before he was escorted to Newtown police station.

Two city-bound lanes of Victoria Road remain blocked.

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