Girl, 1, dies after being struck by ute at Tanilba Bay

A one-year-old girl has died after being struck by a car at Port Stephens, north of Newcastle in NSW.

Emergency services rushed to a home on Lloyd George Grove, Tanilba Bay about 5.40pm yesterday.

The girl had been hit by a Toyota ute at the property, police said.

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Ambulance paramedics treated the girl before she was taken in a critical condition to John Hunter Hospital, where she later died.

The driver of the ute, a 25-year-old man, was uninjured.

Police said he had been taken to hospital for mandatory testing.

An investigation is underway into the cause of the crash.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.