A teenager is in a critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Sydney's west yesterday.
About 12.30pm (Thursday 7 January 2021), emergency services were called to the Hume Highway near Casula Road, Casula, after reports a male pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle.
The 17-year-old boy was treated at the scene by Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Westmead Hospital in a critical and unstable condition with head and leg injuries. A second pedestrian, also 17, who was walking with the boy, narrowly avoided being hit by the vehicle.
The 37-year-old male driver of a grey Kia Carnival was uninjured and taken to Liverpool Hospital for mandatory testing.
Officers from Liverpool City Police Area Command commenced a crime scene and the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
The driver was later taken to Liverpool Police Station where he was charged with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm – drive manner dangerous and negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm. His driver's licence was also suspended.
The man from Leppington was refused bail and will appear before Parramatta Local Court today (Friday 8 January 2021).
Inquiries continue.
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.
