Child rushed to hospital after being struck by van in Palmerston

PARAMEDICS have rushed a child to hospital after they were struck by a van in the suburbs of Palmerston

St John Ambulance has taken a child to hospital after they were struck by a van in Yarrawonga

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PARAMEDICS have taken a child to hospital after they were struck by a van in the outer suburbs of Palmerston.

St John Ambulance Territory duty manager Craig Garraway said paramedics were called out to four crashes on Monday, including an incident where a child was hit by a vehicle in Yarrawonga.

“We did have a van that hit a young child, but thankfully they didn’t have serious injuries,” he said.

“We did transport the young person to hospital for assessment, but it potentially could have been a lot worse.

We’re just about to come into school holidays, so we all probably need to be a little bit more aware of what’s going around with more kids around.”

He said paramedics also responded to a crash involving a pedestrian on Bagot Rd.

“Someone’s run across the road and collided with a vehicle and rolled across the bonnet,” he said.

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“Family were there to look after the person who was hit by the car.”

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