Tragedy as baby girl, 18 months, dies after being run over by a car in the driveway of her family home
- An 18-month-old girl has been hit and killed by her family’s car on Saturday
- It comes less than a week after a two-year-old boy was run over in Adelaide
- Safety groups have called for Australia to make reversing cameras mandatory
A toddler has tragically died after being run over by her family’s car in the driveway.
The 18-month-old girl was hit by the four-wheel drive at Tailem Bend, an hour south-east of Adelaide, shortly before 12.30pm on Saturday, police said.
Paramedics arrived and tried to save the girl but she sadly died at the Tailem Bend Hospital.
An 18-month-old girl was hit by the family’s four-wheel drive at Tailem Bend, an hour south-east of Adelaide, and later died in hospital
Major crash detectives are now investigating the tragic accident.
Only one week ago another toddler was run over in a backyard in Adelaide’s North by a Toyota Prado Landcruiser 4WD.
Sadly the two-year-old boy could not be saved by paramedics and died at the scene.
Last year safety experts called for Australia to follow a move from the U.S. to make reversing camera’s on cars mandatory after a series of toddler and other tragic deaths.
Almost one week ago another two-year-old boy was run over in a backyard in Adelaide’s North