Overview
- The vehicle drove into a shopfront at Southlands Shopping Centre in Mawson at about 10:20 a.m. local time Sunday, marking the ACT’s second road fatality of 2026.
- Paramedics treated the four-year-old at the scene before he was taken to Canberra Hospital in critical condition, where he was pronounced dead.
- The driver was transported to hospital for observation and is assisting ACT Policing with inquiries.
- ACT Road Policing’s Major Collision Team is examining the circumstances of the incident and will prepare a report for the Coroner.
- Police urged anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers ACT and quote reference P2416705.