Update after baby girl killed, 5yo boy hurt by reversing car at Minto Mall
A young boy who was hurt in a horror collision that killed his five-month-old sister in Sydney’s southwest has been released from hospital.
The boy and baby girl were hit by a reversing car in a carpark outside Minto Mall on Brookfield Rd, Minto at about 3.30pm on Monday.
Police performed CPR on the infant before paramedics arrived, but she could not be saved.
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It was reported on Monday that early investigations included a theory the 35-year-old driver had intended to move the car forward, unaware it was still in reverse.
Police say the woman is known to the children.
She was not injured in the incident.
A NSW Police spokesperson confirmed to NewsWire on Wednesday morning that the five-year-old boy had been released from hospital.
Witnesses have described the scene as “crazy”, with seven ambulance crews - including a doctor and critical care paramedic who were flown in - called to the scene.
“The (ambulances) just keep coming,” one person wrote online.
The area of the carpark where the collision occurred reportedly remained closed off on Tuesday.
Flowers and stuffed animals have been laid as tributes at the scene, with members of the community comforting one another as they mourn the tragedy.
Investigations are ongoing.
Originally published as Update after baby girl killed, 5yo boy hurt by reversing car at Minto Mall
