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Topic:Accidents and Emergency Incidents
Two people have been injured in a collision outside Concord Hospital. (ABC News: Liam Patrick)
A 47-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman have been critically injured after being struck by a car outside Concord Hospital.
Police said the driver of the car was performing a U-turn at the time of the incident.
The hospital workers were grabbing a coffee during a morning break when they were struck by a car.
Two Sydney hospital workers have been critically injured after being hit by a car during a coffee break.
NSW Ambulance responded to a call from Concord Hospital about 10am on Wednesday after reports a car had struck the pair outside the facility's entrance.
Paramedics treated a 47-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, who are Concord Hospital employees.
Both are in a critical condition at Westmead Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
The two injured pedestrians are employees of Concord Hospital. (ABC News: Liam Patrick)
NSW Police said witnesses had told officers a black Mazda mounted the footpath and hit the man and the woman.
The driver, a 59-year-old woman, was taken to Concord Hospital by police for mandatory drug and alcohol testing, which returned a negative result.
NSW Police Inspector Paul Chachaty said the woman was being interviewed at Burwood Police Station.
"The woman was with a passenger. I'm led to believe she was the carer for that passenger," Inspector Chachaty said. 
"Why she was conducting a U-turn will still form part of our investigation."
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the pedestrians at the scene. (ABC News: Liam Patrick)
Officers from the Burwood Police Area Command and the Crash Investigation Unit are investigating the circumstances of the crash.
Inspector Chachaty said the woman was "understandably shaken" but cooperating with the investigation.
Deb Wilcox, chief executive of Sydney Local Health District, described the collision as a "tragic incident".
"All of our thoughts and wishes are with our two staff members and their families and colleagues. It's a deeply traumatic event that everybody has experienced today," she said.
Ms Wilcox said the two workers were struck by the car while getting themselves a coffee during a morning break.
She would not comment on the condition of the workers, but said they were receiving "complex trauma care".
"This is a place that has a very deep culture of caring for each other and everybody is deeply shocked and moved by the events today," Ms Wilcox said.
She said support was being offered for staff and family members of the injured workers.
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