Girl, 5, tragically dies after she was hit by a ute outside school while playing on her scooter
A five-year-old girl has sadly died after being hit by a car while riding a scooter outside a school in Sydney’s north-west.
Emergency services were called to Clower Avenue in Rouse Hill following reports a pedestrian had been hit by a car shortly before 4pm on Thursday.
Officers were told the five-year-old girl had been riding a scooter on the footpath before she was hit by a ute. The incident unfolded near to Rouse Hill Public School.
Paramedics treated the girl at the scene before she was rushed to Westmead Children’s Hospital in critical condition.
A five-year-old girl was hospitalised in critical condition after being hit by a ute in Rouse Hill on Thursday afternoon. Police are pictured at the scene
Emergency services were called to scene shortly before 4pm on Thursday
Police have established a crime scene at the site as investigations continue
The driver of the ute, a 43-year-old man, was taken to Westmead Hospital for mandatory testing.
A crime scene has been established and police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Both the ute and the scooter have been seized for forensic examination.
Anyone with information or dash cam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000 or
