Overview
- A three-year-old girl was struck as a four-wheel-drive pulled into a Normanby Road driveway and was later taken to Westmead Hospital in critical condition before she died on Tuesday 15 September 2026.
- Paramedics from New South Wales Ambulance treated the child at the scene and emergency crews transported her to the major trauma and paediatric centre at Westmead.
- The 27-year-old driver was uninjured, was taken to Auburn Hospital for mandatory testing and was then taken into custody by Auburn Police Area Command.
- Police charged the man with negligent driving occasioning death and granted him conditional bail to appear at Burwood Local Court on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
- Officials say the facts reported come from police, ambulance and hospital accounts, the investigation and court process are ongoing, and further evidence at court will be needed to clarify how the collision occurred.