Schoolgirl remains in critical condition following accident

Police at a crash scene on the corner of Taylors Road and St Lukes after a school student was hit crossing the road. Photo / Greg Bowker

A 14-year-old girl is in a critical but stable condition at Starship Hospital after she was hit by a car in Sandringham yesterday morning.

Police said yesterday the driver, a woman in her 20s, may have been distracted when she hit the pedestrian.

It is understood the girl was walking to school when she was hit on Taylors Rd, near the St Lukes Rd intersection, just before 8am.

At the scene of the accident yesterday, the driver of a small grey Peugeot hatchback was inconsolable, a witness said.

"She was hysterical, saying if the girl is dead she couldn't live with herself," a witness said of the woman driver, believed to be in her mid to late 20s.

Balmoral Police Sergeant Jason Loye said early indications were the driver was distracted, but it was not clear how.

"She's distraught and is giving a statement at the moment," he said.

It was a harsh reminder for drivers to pay complete attention to driving when they are behind the wheel, he said.