Hit-and-run in Hawthorn: Nine-year-old injured and driver arrested after fleeing the scene of the accident
- Child injured in two-car collision
- The driver is said to have fled the scene of the accident
A child was injured in a hit-and-run collision between two cars.
The driver and the nine-year-old were traveling in a BMW X5 SUV on Auburn Road in Hawthorn, Melbourne’s east, shortly after 7am on Wednesday.
A man driving a Volkswagen Oroton then allegedly collided with the BMW, causing it to flip onto its side as a result of the impact.
After the accident, the driver of the Volkswagen is said to have fled the scene on foot.
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