A police officer has been killed in an early morning crash in inner Sydney.
The female constable was a passenger in a fully marked police vehicle travelling under lights and sirens along Gibbons Street, Redfern, when it crashed into a tree about 1.30am.
She died instantly, police said.
A male constable – the driver – has been taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a stable condition.
Police have established a crime scene and a critical incident has been declared.
The crash took place just outside Redfern Police Station.
Regent Street was closed in both directions north of Lawson Street. Wyndham Street and Gibbons Street, where the crash occurred, have also been closed.
Bus routes are being diverted and motorists are advised to avoid the area as the police investigation is expected to take some time.
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