A toddler is dead and a 3-year-old boy seriously injured after separate serious accidents yesterday.
The 18-month-old girl died after being struck by a vehicle on a driveway on State Highway 12, Ohaeawai, in Northland about 1pm. Police said the driver of the vehicle was co-operating and an investigation was under way.
The child's name would not be released until next-of-kin were told. She was flown to Starship hospital in Auckland but could not be saved.
Meanwhile, police in South Auckland were speaking to the driver of a vehicle that struck a 3-year-old boy on Bairds Rd yesterday morning, leaving him with serious injuries.
A resident said she heard a sickening thud quickly followed by a woman's panicked screams.