A young girl has been airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car on the state's Far North Coast
About 4.40pm (Sunday 3 January 2021), emergency services were called to Elm Street, Evans Head, following reports a child had been hit by a car.
The seven-year-old girl was treated at the scene for head injuries, before being airlifted to Brisbane Children's Hospital in a serious condition.
The driver, a woman believed to be aged in her 30s, was uninjured and taken to Lismore Base Hospital for mandatory testing.
Officers from Richmond Police District established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
