A three-year-old child was killed last night after being struck by a car in a driveway near Taupo.
Taupo police said they were called to the incident at Hatepe village near Taupo at 8.55pm on Christmas Eve.
It appeared that a woman was leaving a property down a shared driveway on Te Mako Mako Lane when her car struck a three-year-old boy, said police.
Attempts to revive the boy at the scene were unsuccessful.
Police said the death of a child was tragic at any time but was particularly poignant given the death occurred on Christmas Eve.
