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An 18-year-old man has been charged by police after a little girl was allegedly hit by a car at a busy intersection.

A young man has been charged after a little girl was hit by a car at a busy Dalby intersection.

A primary school-aged student was hit by a car just after 8am on Thursday, May 13.
A primary school-aged student was hit by a car just after 8am on Thursday, May 13.

UPDATE 1.15PM:

A young man has been charged after a little girl was hit by a car at a busy Dalby intersection.

A Queensland Police spokesman said an 18-year-old man from Inverell, New South Wales was charged with one count of driving without due care and attention after the car he was driving collided with a primary school-aged girl near the Condamine and Archibald Sts intersection.

Paramedics and police were called to the scene about 8.09am with reports the girl had suffered an arm injury and abrasions.

A LifeFlight Rescue spokeswoman said the girl was initially taken to Dalby Hospital before she was airlifted to Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane.

The 18-year-old is set to appear in Dalby Magistrates Court on June 8.

EARLIER 9.04AM:

A rescue helicopter is set to shortly arrive in Dalby to transport a child who was hit by a car.

A Queensland Ambulance spokesman confirmed a primary school-aged girl suffered an arm injury and abrasions after she was hit by a vehicle near the Condamine and Archibald Sts intersection just before 8.09am.

Four paramedic crews arrived on the scene to treat the girl, with Queensland Police also in attendance.

“She has been taken to Dalby Hospital in a stable condition,” the Queensland Ambulance spokesman said.

“A rescue helicopter has been taken, (there’s) still a helicopter on the way).

More to come.

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