Officials say three bodies, including those of two children, have been found at a home in Adelaide’s north, according to the ABC.

They say South Australian Police were called to the house on Hack Cooper Drive in Hillier at 1:30pm on Monday.

In a statement, police said a man was found outside the house and discovered the bodies of two children and an adult woman inside the house.

The man has been taken to Lyell McEwin Hospital under police guard.

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