Vic: Six-year-old boy in critical condition after struck by car

AAP General News (Australia)
02-15-2008
Vic: Six-year-old boy in critical condition after struck by car

MELBOURNE, Feb 15 AAP - A six-year-old boy has been critically injured when a struck
by a four-wheel-drive in Melbourne's south-east.

The boy was hit on Monahans Road, Cranbourne West, just after 5pm (AEDT), a Metropolitan
Ambulance Service (MAS) spokesman said.

He suffered severe head injuries, multiple fractures, including a shattered pelvis,
and significant upper body injuries.

He was airlifted to the Royal Children's Hospital, where he was transferred to the
intensive care unit about 6.30pm (AEDT).

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