A five-year-old girl has died after being hit by a ute while riding a scooter outside Rouse Hill Public School in Sydney's north-west. Emergency services were called to Clower Avenue about 3:45pm on Thursday.
Police reported that the kindergartener was riding a scooter on the footpath when she was fatally struck by the vehicle. Paramedics treated her at the scene before she was taken to Westmead Children’s Hospital.
The driver, a 43-year-old man, was taken to hospital for mandatory testing. A crime scene was established, and an investigation is underway.
A local mother who was at the school during the incident called for government action, stating the area is too congested and dangerous. NSW Department of Education secretary Murat Dizdar expressed condolences and confirmed that support and counselling are being provided to the school community.
