Three-year-old child fighting for life after being hit by car

A three-year-old child is fighting for life after being hit by a car on a major road in Melbourne’s south-east. Emergency crews were called after reports of a crash on Heatherton Road in Endeavour Hills. A child is fighting for life after being hit by a car in Endeavour Hills.

Credit: Nine Police say a vehicle struck the child near the intersection with James Cook Drive about 8.30am on Thursday. Paramedics confirmed a child had been taken to Dandenong Hospital in a critical condition.



The driver, a 24-year-old year man from Endeavour Hills, stopped at the scene and was speaking to police. Fire crews were also in attendance. Police are investigating the circumstances.

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