Children hurt in hit and run in Auckland

7:36 pm on 20 October 2017

Two children have escaped with minor injuries after being clipped by a car in a hit and run in South Auckland this evening.

Police said a boy and a girl, aged 13 and 10, were hit by a car about 5.40pm on Artillery Road in Papakura.

The driver failed to stop but witnesses were assisting police.

Ambulance officers treated the children at the scene.