Police responding to serious traffic crash at Boonah

Police are investigating a serious traffic crash at Boonah yesterday where a toddler was struck by a vehicle.

Preliminary investigations suggest a ute was travelling along Church Street when a 2-year-old boy was struck after walking onto the roadway around 4.05pm.

The boy was airlifted to Queensland Children's Hospital in a critical condition. The male diver of the ute aged in his 70s was physically uninjured.

The Forensic Crash Unit and Child Protection Investigation Unit are investigating.

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