A toddler has died after being hit by a car in the state's north yesterday evening.
About 5.40pm (Tuesday 9 December 2025), emergency services were called to a home on Lloyd George Grove, Tanilba Bay, following reports a child had been hit by a car.
Officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District arrived to find a one-year-old girl had been hit by a Toyota utility on the property.
The toddler was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition where she later died.
The driver – a 25-year-old man – was uninjured and taken to hospital for mandatory testing.
Police have commenced an investigation into the cause of the crash.
A report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.
Anyone with information about this incident 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.
