Serious crash involving child - Toongabbie

Thursday, 18 July 2024 06:16:09 PM

Inquiries are underway after a child was hit by a car in Toongabbie this afternoon.

About 4:45pm (Thursday 18 July 2024), emergency services responded to reports of a pedestrian hit by a car on Octavia Street, Toongabbie.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated a 5-year-old boy at the scene. He was taken to Westmead Childrens Hospital in a critical but stable condition.

The driver – a 36-year-old man – was uninjured.

Officers from Cumberland Police Area Command have commenced an investigation and established a crime scene.

Motorists are urged to avoid the area.

No further information is available at this stage.

As inquiries continue police are urging anyone who may have witnessed the incident – or were in the area at the time with any available dashcam/mobile phone footage – to contact Cumberland Police Area Command or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.

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