# Baby and Toddler Killed In Separate Reversing Car Accidents

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/news-opinion/true-crime/baby-and-toddler-killed-in-separate-reversing-car-accidents/
- Published: 2017-01-03T13:25:41+11:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

## _A baby and a toddler were killed after being�involved in two separate car accidents in Queensland and NSW._

A seven-month-old boy, who was in a pram when he was [struck by a reversing 4WD](http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/news/current-affairs/toddler-in-pram-dies-after-being-struck-at-funeral-20161230-gtk2ig)
driven by his mother on Friday, has died in hospital.

Darcy Thompson was in a pram when his mother, Danielle�was reversing on St Pauls
Drive, Woodridge at�about 1.50pm�as the family attended a funeral at a community
Catholic Church centre.

The baby�was immediately taken to Brisbane’s Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in
a serious condition but died a short time later.

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Photo via 9News

Queensland police are investigating the incident, but a police spokeswoman said 
on Saturday that the boy’s mother may not�be charged over the accident.

Senior Sergeant Tony Jackson�told the ABC that the mother was leaving the funeral
when she backed over the pram. He said that the mother�is being cared for by police
and is assisting with the investigation. He also said that police were not sure 
whether the pram was on the footpath or on the roadway behind the vehicle.�The baby
boy’s mother was not physically injured, but was understood to be distraught.

> Senior Sergeant Jackson then reminded parents about the safety of their children.“
> It’s a timely reminder to parents if they have children that are in prams or walking
> around vehicles [to] ensure that they know exactly where they are,” he said.

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Meanwhile, a�23-month-old�boy was also killed after being hit�by a car in a driveway
in�Colyton, in Sydney’s west on New Year’s Day.

Emergency services were called to the�home past�7pm after the�toddler was hit by
a Mazda 3 in the driveway of the home.

The child died at the scene, while the 23-year-old driver of the vehicle was taken
to Nepean hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing.

An investigation is ongoing.

Sources:�[Essentialbaby.com.au](http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/news/current-affairs/toddler-killed-after-being-struck-by-car-in-driveway-in-sydneys-west-20161231-gtkahb)
�and�[Smh.com.au](http://www.smh.com.au/national/mother-who-ran-over-son-in-pram-says-her-heart-aches-20161231-gtkbce.html)

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