A child has died after she was hit by a car in Sydney's northwest yesterday afternoon.
About 3.45pm (Thursday 30 October 2025), emergency services were called to Clower Avenue, Rouse Hill, following reports of a pedestrian had been hit by a car.
Officers attached to The Hills Police Area Command were told a 5-year-old girl was riding a scooter on the footpath before she was hit by a Toyota Hilux utility.
The girl was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Westmead Children's Hospital in a critical condition, where she later died.
The driver of the Hilux – a 42-year-old man – was taken to Blacktown Hospital for mandatory testing.
Both the utility and the scooter have been seized by police, to be forensically examined.
A crime scene was established, and police commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Anyone with information about this incident or a dash cam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
