Police investigating traffic incident outside Newtown childcare centre after car hit a child

Police are urging the driver of a vehicle involved in an incident with a child outside a Toowoomba childcare centre to come forward.

Police are investigating after a child was hit by a car outside a Toowoomba childcare centre. Picture: NewsWire / Glenn Campbell

Police investigating a traffic incident outside a Toowoomba childcare centre are urging a driver to come forward after a child was injured.

The incident took place about 3.30pm on February 7 outside a Newtown childcare centre on Gladstone St.

Initial investigations indicate that a child was leaving the centre when she wandered away from her parent and onto the road.

A vehicle driving past made contact with the child, resulting in a minor injury to her foot. The unknown vehicle has then left the scene.

The driver is described by police as a middle-aged man with grey hair and glasses, and was driving a sedan that was dark coloured, either black or midnight blue.

The driver may not be aware that his vehicle came in contact with the child or that the child received a minor injury.

Investigators are urging the driver or anyone else who may have witnessed the incident to contact police.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.