Search for driver continues after man was allegedly dragged through a Sydney street before fatal hit-run

Police are still trying to locate a driver who is alleged to have hit and killed a man in Homebush West on Friday night.

Police allege the man, 44, was dragged through a housing complex in Homebush West before he was found dead by first responders on Courallie Avenue at 8pm on Friday.

The horrific scene at Homebush West shocked Centenary Park Estate residents as they looked on, their neigbour dead in the street.

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Witnesses have told 9News they saw the man standing beside a large ute, possibly a Mitsibishi Triton, speaking to the driver who then suddenly took off.

The victim clung to the side of the vehicle and was dragged several metres before he let go and was hit and killed.

The driver did not stop.

The incident was captured on multiple security cameras operated by the apartment complex.

Police are right now trawling through that footage trying to piece together what happened.

They're urging anyone who may have been in the area at the time to contact them with dashcam or CCTV footage.