- A three-year-old boy has been killed after he was hit by a four-wheel drive
- The accident happened in Samford Valley north-west of Brisbane on Friday
- The car was being reversed by the boy’s father when the toddler ran out behind
A three-year-old boy has been killed after he was hit by his father reversing a four-wheel drive in a driveway in Brisbane.
The toddler was hit at a house on Birdwood Drive, in Samford Valley north-west of Brisbane on Friday afternoon, according to Seven News.
He was hit by a reversing four-wheel drive that had a trailer on the back being driven by his father.
A three-year-old boy has been killed after he was hit by his father reversing a four-wheel drive in a driveway in Brisbane
The toddler was hit at a house on Birdwood Drive, in Samford Valley north-west of Brisbane
The boy ran out behind the car while it was being reversed and became trapped under on the back wheels.
Paramedics attempted to treat the boy at the scene but were unable to save his life, and he was pronounced dead at 3.30pm.
The forensic crash unit are investigating the scene.
Marcus Cryer of Queensland Police said the boy’s family were ‘extremely distraught’.
‘As you would be losing a child at Christmas,’ he said.
A neighbour told the Courier-Mail the family had just moved into the house.
He was hit by a reversing four-wheel drive that had a trailer on the back being driven by his father
‘It was sold about a month ago. We saw all the emergency crews come down the street and police have taped it off, ‘ the woman said.
The woman said she saw a moving van at the house a week before the tragedy.
A police officer who notified waiting media of the boy’s death began to cry while delivering the news.
Police and paramedics rushed to the scene of the accident but there was little they could do once they arrived.