Mawson: Four-year-old boy killed as car ploughs into store at Southlands Shopping Centre in Canberra’s south
A four-year-old boy has died after a vehicle crashed into a shopfront at a busy shopping centre in Canberra’s south.
Emergency services rushed to the scene around 10.20am on Sunday following reports that a car had ploughed into a store at Southlands Shopping Centre in Mawson.
Police confirmed that a four-year-old pedestrian was struck by the car and was treated at the scene by paramedics before being rushed to hospital in a critical condition.
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The driver of the car was transported to hospital for observations.
ACT Road Policing’s Major Collision Team is investigating the circumstances of the collision and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.
