The young girl was found by officers unconscious on the road after being hit by a Holden SUV. She was treated by paramedics at the scene before being rushed to hopsital in a critical condition
A young girl has been rushed to hospital in critical condition after being hit by a car.
The girl, who is eight-years-old was found unconscious on the road after being hit by a Holden SUV. Emergency services raced to the scene following reports a pedestrian had been hit by a car.
At around 10.40am on Sunday, May 25 emergency services were called to Somerville Road, Hornsby Heights in Sydney’s north. The young girl, who has not been named, was rushed to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in a critical condition.
A statement from NSW police reads:”A young girl is in critical condition after being hit by a car in Sydney’s north today. About 10.40am (Sunday 25 May 2025), emergency services were called to Somerville Road, Hornsby Heights, following reports a pedestrian had been hit by a car.
“Officers attached to Ku-Ring-Gai Police Area Command arrived to find an 8-year-old girl unconscious on the road after being hit by a Holden SUV.
“The girl was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken by road to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in a critical condition The driver of the SUV was uninjured and taken to Hornsby Hospital for mandatory testing. A crime scene had been established and police have commenced an investigation into the incident.”
Inquiries are ongoing and anyone with information regarding the incident has been urged to contact police via Crime Stoppers.
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