Mount Pritchard: Boy, 10, in critical condition after being hit by car on North Liverpool Rd

A 10-year-old boy has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after being hit by a car in Mount Pritchard. Here’s what we know.

Police are investigating after a boy, 10, was hit by a car in southwest Sydney. Picture: Tom Parrish

A 10-year-old boy is in a critical condition after being hit with a car in Sydney’s southwest.

About 8.40am this morning, emergency services were called to North Liverpool Rd, Mount Pritchard after reports of a traffic incident involving an injured pedestrian.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated a 10-year-old boy who had been hit by an SUV and sustained pelvic and head injuries.

He was flown to the Children’s Hospital in Westmead in a critical condition.

The driver, a woman believed to be in her 30s, was taken to the Liverpool Hospital for mandatory testing.

Officers from the Fairfield City Police Area Command have established a crime scene and are investigating the incident.

Police are urging anyone with any information regarding the incident to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.