Man dies from suspected overdose and two women taken to hospital in Lidcombe

A 23-year-old man has died and two women were taken to hospital after a suspected overdose in Sydney’s west overnight, as distraught onlookers comforted each other at the scene.

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A man has died and two women were taken to hospital, after a suspected overdose in Sydney’s west overnight.

Emergency services were called to a home on Harry Ave, Lidcombe just after 2am, where they found a 23-year-old man unconscious.

Friends of those affected by a drug overdose wait outside the property for news from police.

Friends outside the property.

Friends outside the property.

Attempts were made by friends to revive the man at the home, before four ambulance crews arrived on scene and began performing CPR.

About a dozen people gathered outside the home, which was cordoned off by police tape.

A girl comes out of the house in the care of a paramedic. Picture: Steve Tyson

The man died at the scene.

Two women were taken to Westmead Hospital as a precaution.

Inquiries into the death continue and a report will be prepared for the coroner.