Man tries to lure young girls in Sydney

Police are looking for a man who tried to lure two 10-year-old girls into his car in Sydney's east.

The young girls were standing outside public toilets on Arden Street in Coogee just after 2pm on Friday (AEST) when the man approached them.

Police say he told the girls to get in his car before they ran away and told two passers-by.

Officers are appealing for information on the man who has been described as Caucasian, about 180cm tall, with a heavy build and short brown hair.

He was seen wearing a dark blue t-shirt, dark track suit pants and a dark blue cap.