Update - December 3:
Senior police will address the media in Sydney later today following the arrest four men after a truck driver was robbed, assaulted and shot twice in the leg near Lithgow earlier this year.
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Police say at about 5am on Tuesday 29 September, emergency services were called to the Great Western Highway at Mount Lambie, following reports a truck driver had been shot.
Police were told that the truck driver - a 42-year-old Western Australian man - had been sleeping in the vehicle, when a group of unknown men forced entry to the cabin.
The men assaulted the truck driver, dragged him from the vehicle and shot him twice in his right upper thigh and right foot.
The group then stole personal items - including a large quantity of cash - from the truck, before fleeing the area in other vehicles.
The truck driver was treated at the scene by paramedics, before being airlifted to Westmead Hospital. He underwent surgery and has since been released.
Officers from Chifley Police District commenced inquiries into the incident, before detectives from the State Crime Command's Criminal Groups Squad took carriage of the investigation under Strike Force Hathern.
Following extensive inquiries and a public appeal for information, strike force detectives executed a crime scene warrant at a property at Luddenham and six search warrants at homes at Campbelltown, Ambarvale, Bradbury, Mount Annan and Primbee from 6am Thursday 3 December.
Earlier:
DETECTIVES are appealing for dashcam footage and public information after a truck driver was robbed, assaulted and shot twice in the leg at Mount Lambie earlier this week.
About 5am on Tuesday, September 29 emergency services were called to the scene following reports a truck driver had been shot.
Police were told the 42 year-old Western Australian man had been sleeping in the vehicle, when a group of unknown men forced entry to the cabin.
The men assaulted the truck driver, dragged him from the vehicle and shot him twice in his right upper thigh and right foot.
The group stole personal items from the truck, before fleeing the area in other vehicles.
The truck driver was treated at the scene by paramedics, before being taken to Lithgow Hospital.
He was airlifted to Westmead Hospital, where he underwent surgery and remains in a stable condition.
Officers from Chifley Police District attended and established crime scenes on the Great Western Highway at Mount Lambie and at the intersection of Wallerawang and Rydal Road.
A number of items were seized, including the vehicle, which was towed and will undergo further forensic examination.
Anyone with information about this incident, or who may have dashcam footage from the area, is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au.