Manly, Pittwater Rd: Woman, 32, trapped under car outside childcare centre

The woman, 32, was still trapped under a parked car, after being hit by a Land Rover 4WD, when paramedics, including a rescue helicopter, arrived on scene this morning.

A woman became wedged under a parked car after she was struck by a large 4WD outside a Sydney childcare centre on Tuesday.

The pedestrian, 32, was hit by the Land Rover 4WD just before 7.30am on Pittwater Rd, Manly.

She was flung underneath a Volkswagen Golf parked at the kerb.

The woman, from Auburn, suffered serious injuries to her head, face and pelvis was trapped beneath the car outside Little Lane Early Learning, close to a Harris Farm fruit and vegetable outlet.

A woman was hit by a 4WD, and became trapped under the vehicle, outside the Little Lane Early Learning childcare centre on Pittwater Rd, Manly on Tuesday morning. Picture: Jim O'Rourke

The woman, from Auburn, was struck close to the same spot a 13-year-old boy was hit by a ute and badly injured on April 9 last year.

He was also trapped under the car for a short period before he was flown by helicopter to The Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick in a critical condition.

Three ambulances, including Intensive Care Paramedics and the NSW Ambulance rescue helicopter were called to the scene on Tuesday.

Northern Beaches Police said the woman was hit by a 4WD vehicle driven by a 49-year-old man.

The driver, from Manly, was breath tested and returned a negative reading.

Three ambulances and Intensive Care Paramedics were sent to Pittwater Rd, Manly, to treat the woman trapped under a car. File picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

When paramedics arrived they found the woman trapped under the Golf, but were able to reach her to provide treatment and reassurance while NSW Fire & Rescue officers worked to free her.

A man, who was working nearby, said the incident occurred directly in front of the Little Lane centre.

“Police blocked the road off for while the Fire & Rescue guys got her out.”

After she was removed from under the vehicle, she was stabilised at the scene before being taken by road to Royal North Hospital.

The ambulance helicopter was not needed.

The woman was taken to Royal North Shore hospital in St Leonards in a serious, but stable, condition. (AAP Image / Julian Andrews).

Inspector Charn Kurth, from NSW Ambulance, said the woman was in a serous, but stable condition and had suffered significant head and facial injuries.

“Incidents like this have the potential to cause life threatening injuries, we are thankful that this isn’t the case today,” Insp. Kurth said.

Investigations are continuing.