A toddler is dead and a 3-year-old boy seriously injured
after separate serious accidents yesterday.
The 18-month-old girl died after being struck by a vehicle on
a driveway on State Highway 12, Ohaeawai, in Northland about
1pm. Police said the driver of the vehicle was co-operating
and an investigation was under way.
The child's name would not be released until next-of-kin were
told. She was flown to Starship hospital in Auckland but
could not be saved.
Meanwhile, police in South Auckland were speaking to the
driver of a vehicle that struck a 3-year-old boy on Bairds Rd
yesterday morning, leaving him with serious injuries.
A resident said she heard a sickening thud quickly followed
by a woman's panicked screams.
"She was walking up and down the street ... you could just
hear the panic."
The boy was lying on his back on the side of the road near a
scooter, although there were conflicting accounts of whether
the boy was walking with an adult and another child or had
just stepped out of a taxi.
A police spokeswoman confirmed a male had come forward and
was helping with inquiries. Earlier in the day, the police
Eagle helicopter joined the search for the driver of the car,
which was a dark-coloured station wagon or van.
The boy was in a stable condition in Middlemore Hospital last
night.
- Andrew Koubaridis of the NZ Herald
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