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Woman, 82, arrested after mum allegedly hit by car while pushing pram

A woman, 82, has been arrested after a mother pushing a pram was allegedly struck by a car in hit and run in Sydney's southwest.

Police were called to Claremont Street in Merrylands about 1.40pm yesterday after a blue Mitsubishi Lancer struck a woman as she was crossing the road.

CCTV shows the car driving away.

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The woman in her 40s was found injured on the side of the road before being taken to hospital in an ambulance with a broken leg.

The woman's two-year-old daughter in the pram was unharmed.

Today police confirmed they seized the unregistered Lancer from a home on Guildford Road at Guildford.

CCTV footage shows the moment the blue Mitsubishi turns into the street, striking the woman as she crosses the road.

"Police arrested an 82-year-old woman at the scene and took her to Granville Police Station," NSW Police said in a statement.

"She has since been released without charge, pending further inquiries."