6 May 2015

Girl seriously injured in driveway accident

10:04 pm on 6 May 2015

A toddler run over by a truck in a driveway remains in a critical condition at Waikato Hospital.

The Police said the girl was hit by a small truck in the driveway of a house on Bush Rd in Paeroa, at 2.30pm.

She was flown to Waikato Hospital.

A spokeswoman said the 16-month-old was in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit.

Inspector Tony Wakelin said the driver of the vehicle was not connected to the house, and the Serious Crash Unit was investigating the incident.