Two children are dead and three people injured after a hit and run near Dubbo. Emergency services were called to Warne Street in Wellington abut 4:30pm on Tuesday after reports five people were hit by a car at high speed. NSW Police told AAP two children have been pronounced dead, while another has been airlifted to hospital in a serious condition. A fourth child and an adult were also rushed to hospital. “We were confronted with an absolutely devastating scene in Wellington,” NSW Ambulance Superintendent Andrew DeGabriel said in a statement. “It’s heartbreaking for this to happen to such a small community.” The driver fled the scene and is yet to be located by police. “Officers are on scene and have commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident,” a spokesperson told AAP. By Tiffanie Turnbull