One child dead and two children and woman in critical condition after Blue Mountains stabbing

A child has died and three others are in critical condition after a stabbing incident in the Blue Mountains. New South Wales police reported that emergency services responded to a vehicle on Waratah Road, Valley Heights, where three children and a woman had stab wounds.

The deceased child and the other two children, all under five years old according to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, were in the vehicle. The woman, in her 40s as per ABC News AU, was also injured. All four were taken to hospital, with the children being conveyed to Westmead Hospital and Westmead Children's Hospital.

A crime scene has been established, and NSW police stated they are not looking for any other people at this time. Several members of the public were providing first aid when emergency services arrived. Anyone with information or dashcam footage is being urged to contact the police or Crime Stoppers, as reported by ABC News AU.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Guardian Australia, The Guardian, ABC News AU, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.