Man in 60s rushed to hospital in critical condition after suspected backyard pool near-drowning in Kurrajong

A man has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after drowning in a backyard pool in Sydney’s west.

Paramedics were called to an address on Gross Vale Road in Kurrajong, west of Richmond, just after 11.30am on Monday.

A NSW Ambulance spokesman said a man in his 60s was treated by police officers before being taken to Hawkesbury Regional Hospital in a critical condition.

NewsWire understands the man was pulled unconscious from the pool by people at the facility who began CPR until paramedics arrived.

Police are investigating the scene.

More to come.