A one-year-old girl dies after being struck by a car at a property in Smythesdale, Victoria, emergency services report. Police and paramedics are called to a Vermont Road address near Ballarat following reports the child had been hit.
The child is taken to hospital and later dies. One outlet says she is first rushed to a local park and then flown to hospital, but despite medical treatment she cannot be saved. Other reports describe the crash and the child’s death in hospital, without detailing the transfer method. The accounts agree on the location in regional Victoria, the incident timeframe (Monday afternoon), and that the girl dies after receiving treatment.
