22 Dec 2009

Toddler dies, mother injured in Auckland driveway accident

3:54 pm on 22 December 2009

A toddler is dead and her mother is in a critical condition in hospital after they were hit by a car in their South Auckland driveway.

The police say the incident happened in Mangere at about 5pm on Monday.

Both the mother and her two-year-old daughter sustained critical injuries. They were taken to Middlemore Hospital, where the child died.

The police are investigating the incident.