5 May 2013

Girl hit by car in stable condition

10:10 pm on 5 May 2013

A four-year-old girl who was hit by a car reversing from an alleyway remains in a stable condition at Auckland's Starship Hospital.

Two girls, the four-year-old and a seven-year-old, were hit on Saturday afternoon in Ohope, near Whakatane.

The driver of the car, a 43-year-old man has been charged with drink driving causing injury, and will appear in court this week.

The seven-year-old has been discharged from hospital.