Truck driver is ambushed and shot in Sydney - with police investigating whether two nearby car fires are linked to the attack

A motortruck operator has been ambushed and changeable successful Sydney's southwest, with constabulary present investigating whether the brazen onslaught is linked to 2 suspicious car fires nearby.

Just aft 11.20pm connected Monday, the 29-year-old truckie was travelling down Donald Street successful Yennora erstwhile a car abruptly slammed to a halt successful beforehand of him, NSW Police said.

A gunman past leapt retired of the car and opened occurrence connected the motortruck driver, hitting him successful the wrist and abdomen, earlier fleeing the scene.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the antheral astatine the country earlier rushing him to Liverpool Hospital, wherever helium remains successful a unchangeable condition.

A abbreviated clip later, exigency services were called to 2 abstracted car fires  - 1 involving a achromatic Lexus sedan connected Dixmude Street successful South Granville, and the different connected Boundary Road successful Chester Hill.

Both fires were extinguished by Fire and Rescue NSW, earlier constabulary established crime scenes astatine the 2 locations.

Police are investigating whether the shooting and car torchings are linked.

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