The six-year-old girl who died after an 86-year-old driver reversed into a mother and two daughters at a shopping centre car park, has been revealed to be Indie Armstrong from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.
Police allege a hatchback reversed into a 37-year-old woman and two children at a pedestrian crossing in Nambour on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
Indie was rushed to Nambour Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Witnesses and shop owners told the Courier Mail the 86-year-old woman had lost control of her car and many shoppers were ‘traumatised’ after witnessing the crash.
Indie Armstrong, 6, (pictured) died after an 86-year-old driver reversed into a mother and two daughters at a shopping centre car park
Indie Armstrong died after an 86-year-old driver reversed into a mother and two daughters at a shopping centre car park
‘There were a lot of customers in the car park and I saw a lot of trauma, a lot of people walking past crying,’ Mark Ellis told the publication.
‘The local Yandina family Jas and Emily Armstrong have lost their precious daughter Indie who was only 6 years old. Their eldest Lily has suffered leg injuries and is in hospital currently getting treatment,’ a GoFundMepage set up for the family reads.
‘They are small business owners (North Buderim Butchery) on the Sunshine Coast and really just need some time to grieve and get through this extremely hard and heartbreaking time ahead of them.’
A candlelight vigil was held across the road from the scene at 5.45pm on Sunday in support of the little girl.
The other girl, eight, was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital with a lower leg injury.
The mother, 37, received minor injuries while the 86-year-old female driver was uninjured.
A section of the car park has been closed while the Forensic Crash Unit investigate the cause of the crash.
A police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia no charges have been made yet as police are still investigating.
The other girl, eight, was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital with a lower leg injury
A section of the car park has been closed while the Forensic Crash Unit investigate the cause of the crash