Man charged with dangerous driving, negligent driving after child injured in Kingsford pedestrian crash

A teen driver has been charged with dangerous driving after a child was seriously injured when he was hit by a car and pinned to a tree for 40 minutes in Sydney’s east.

A child is in a serious condition after he was struck by a car in Sydney’s east.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged after a child was allegedly struck by a car and seriously injured in Sydney’s east yesterday.

He has been charged with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm – drive manner dangerous, and negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.

At 3.40pm emergency services raced to the intersection of Gardeners Rd and Bunnerong Rd in Kingsford following reports a car had mounted a footpath.

A 12-year-old boy had been pinned between the car and a tree at the intersection before he was freed by the Police Rescue Squad 40 minutes later.

He was assessed by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital in a critical condition.

The 17-year-old driver was uninjured and was taken to Prince of Wales Hospital for assessment under police guard.

He was granted conditional bail to appear at Parramatta local court on Wednesday.

Paramedics with the injured boy who was taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital in a serious condition. Photo: OnScene Bondi / Supplied

Paramedics and police speaking to people near the scene. Photo: OnScene Bondi / Supplied

Police are urging anyone who may have witnessed the crash – or has any available dashcam or mobile phone footage – to contact Maroubra Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.