Boy, 7, dies in Chatsworth pedestrian crash
A young boy has lost his life after he was run over by a vehicle in Chatsworth while on his way to school this morning.
A motorist lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the seven-year-old boy near the intersection of Crossmoore Drive and Raffia Road.
Rescue Care's Garrith Jamieson says paramedics worked for almost thirty minutes to resuscitate the child.
"On arrival, paramedics found that a single vehicle had ramped onto the pavement, where the vehicle knocked over a seven-year-old little boy. The child was in a state of cardiac arrest.
"Despite advance life support intervention, the child succumbed to his injuries on the scene," he said.
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