Napier: Toddler in hospital with serious injuries after hit by car

The toddler is being treated in Hawke's Bay Hospital for serious injuries. Photo / Paul Taylor

A toddler is in hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car on a Napier road.

The crash happened about 12.40pm on Sunday on Church Rd, near Taradale, and involved a car and a pedestrian.

The young boy was taken to hospital by ambulance.

As at Monday morning, a Hawke’s Bay Hospital spokeswoman said the toddler was in a hospital ward with serious injuries.

Police confirmed the incident appeared to happen on the road as opposed to a driveway.

Church Rd was blocked for a period after the crash but reopened later in the afternoon.

The Serious Crash Unit is investigating the circumstances of the crash.