Child hit by car - Fairfield Heights

Police have commenced inquiries after a child was hit by a car at Fairfield today.

About 4.10pm (Friday 19 February 2021), police were called to Fairfield Hospital after the seriously injured child was taken in for treatment.

It's believed the two-year-old boy had been hit by a car on Nelson Street at Fairfield Heights.

The child is being transferred to The Children's Hospital at Westmead in a critical condition.

Officers from Fairfield City Police Area Command are speaking with the driver, who is known to the child, and an investigation into the incident is underway.

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