Child killed near Eden, man pinned against retirement village wall in Kemps Creek, two women hit by car at Hurstville
A child has died and several other people are in hospital following a horror afternoon on the state’s roads, with serious incidents from Sydney to the Far South Coast.
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A child has died and several other people are in hospital following a horror afternoon on the state’s roads, with serious incidents from Sydney to the Far South Coast.
The six-year-old boy died at the scene of a crash on Towamba Rd at Nullica, 10km from Eden in the state’s south, after the ute he had been travelling in collided with a truck.
Two other passengers in the dual-cab ute - girls aged three and eight - were injured and taken to hospital along with the driver, a man aged in his 30s.
The truck driver - a man believed to be in his 50s - was taken to hospital for mandatory testing and to be treated for shock following the crash, to which emergency services were called about 4.10pm on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a man in his 70s was critically injured after being hit by a four-wheel-drive that went through a wall at a retirement village in Western Sydney.
NSW Ambulance said the incident occurred just after 4.30pm on Tuesday, when the car entered a room at Emmaus Retirement Village in Kemps Creek and pinned the man against a second wall.
The man suffered multiple injuries, including to his legs, and was taken to Westmead Hospital.
In a third incident about 5.30pm, two pedestrians were hit by a car on Gloucester Rd in Hurstville.
Paramedics treated one woman, 38, for head, hip and leg injuries before taking her to St George Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
A second woman, who suffered minor injuries, made her own way to hospital after being assessed.
The female driver of the SUV stopped at the scene was taken to hospital for mandatory testing.
Anyone with dashcam footage or information about the incidents is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Originally published as Child killed near Eden, man pinned against retirement village wall in Kemps Creek, two women hit by car at Hurstville
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