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A five-year-old boy who was struck by a car and killed while trying to cross the road in Sydney's south-west this morning was believed to be a kingergarten student on his way to school.

Police said the boy was believed to be attempting to cross Kingsgrove Road in Kingsgrove when he was hit by a vehicle, believed to be a four-wheel-drive, about 8.40am on Tuesday.

Paramedics treated him at the scene and he was taken to St George Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A spokesman for the NSW Department of Education and Training said the boy was believed to be a kindergarten student at Kingsgrove Public School, and was walking to school at the time. The crash occurred just 300 metres from the school gates.

The female driver of the car has been taken to hospital where she is being treated for shock. She will also undergo mandatory blood and urine tests.

The boy's mother is also being treated for shock at the hospital. It was unclear whether she witnessed the accident.

Police are at the crash scene, and have asked motorists to avoid the area. They have also appealed for anyone who saw the crash to come forward.

An Ambulance NSW spokeswoman said paramedics were called to Kingsgrove Road after reports a small child had been hit by a car.

"On arrival they found a five-year-old boy in a serious condition," the spokeswoman said. However, she said the boy's condition quickly deteriorated.

A resident who lives on Kingsgrove Street said police had blocked the road near the intersection with Todd Street, and a black vehicle that appeared to have been involved in the crash was parked at the accident site.

The woman, who did not wish to be named but who had lived there since she was a child, said Kingsgrove Road was busy and many children walked along it each morning to attend Kingsgrove Public School and Kingsgrove High School, located next to each other.

"The traffic is better now that the M5 [has been built] but there is still a fair bit of traffic," she said.

Police could not say whether the boy was wearing a school uniform at the time.