A nine-year-old girl is in hospital after being hit by a car while walking to school on the Gold Coast today.
Key points:
- A nine-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle about 8:20am in Pimpama
- Paramedics say she suffered a significant head injury
- She was taken to hospital in a stable condition
She suffered head injuries following the incident at Pimpama shortly before 8.30am on Friday and was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital.
She is in a stable condition.
Queensland Ambulance Service operations supervisor Jayney Shearman said several crews, including advanced and critical care paramedics, attended the scene.
"Upon our arrival, there was a nine-year-old female that had been struck at moderate speed by a vehicle," Ms Shearman said.
"As a result of that, she sustained a very nasty head injury."
Ms Shearman said the girl was unconscious at one period, however, regained consciousness and improved significantly while she was with paramedics.
"It was a closed head injury, as a result of that incident, there was some internal bleeding that occurred," she said.
"She was extremely lucky — a very, very lucky young lady."
Girl was with a family member
Police say the girl was trying to cross a road at the intersection of Dixon Drive and Augusta Boulevard when she was hit.
Ms Shearman said the girl was with a family member, and that there were many witnesses to the incident.
"It was a fairly emotional scene, as you would expect with a young child being involved," she said.
The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.
Police investigations are continuing and anyone who has dash-camera vision of the area at the time is advised to contact officers.