Overview
- Police say officers approached a young person on a motorbike on Popondetta Rd about 1:30pm Friday during an operation in Dharruk.
- As officers moved closer, the rider allegedly accelerated and veered into a child who was walking on the footpath with her family.
- Paramedics treated a head laceration at the scene, a CareFlight helicopter was tasked, and she was taken by road to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in stable condition.
- The motorbike was found abandoned in a reserve behind Woodstock Ave, and a young person was arrested at a nearby home and is assisting enquiries.
- Additional units including the riot squad responded, and witnesses told 7NEWS officers had ordered the rider to stop before the rider sped off.