Nine-year-old hit by cop car in St Leonards

At 7:20pm on Monday, NSW police responded to a fire at Wadanggari Park, across the Pacific Highway from St Leonards train station. 

As officers from North Shore Police Area Command arrived at the scene, a nine-year-old boy was struck by a marked police vehicle near Christie Street.

“The driver of a marked police vehicle – a male senior constable – was subjected to a roadside breath test which returned a negative result,” NSW Police said.

The boy was treated by officers on the scene before NSW Ambulance paramedics arrived. He was taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick in a stable condition.

The Lorikeet was on the scene around 7:50pm. A crime scene had been established and one lane of the highway had been blocked off. The fire at Wadanggari Park had been extinguished and police were interviewing witnesses. 

Police have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.

North Shore Police Area Command told the Lorikeet on Tuesday morning it was unable to comment.

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