Young girl dies after being hit by ute outside primary school
A young girl has died after being hit by a ute outside a primary school in north-west Sydney.
Shortly before 4pm yesterday, police were called to Clower Avenue in Rouse Hill, where they were told a five-year-old girl had been riding a scooter on a footpath when she was struck by a ute.
Paramedics treated her at the scene before taking her to Westmead Children's Hospital in a critical condition.
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Police tape outside Rouse Hill Public School after a girl was hit by a ute while riding a scooter. Nine
Early this morning, police announced the girl had died.
Clower Avenue is about 40 kilometres north-west of the Sydney CBD, and is home to Rouse Hill Public School.
The driver of the Toyota Hilux, a 42-year-old man, was taken to Blacktown Hospital for mandatory testing.
Police seized both the ute and the scooter for forensic examinations and set up a crime scene.
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