Child dead, more injured after car collides with school – Australian Associated Press

An 11-year-old boy is dead after a woman picking her son up from primary school crashed into a fence and hit a group of children.

Victoria Police confirmed the boy died from serious injuries in the crash at Auburn South Primary School in Hawthorn East at around 2.30pm.

Two girls aged 11, one 10-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were also seriously injured and taken to hospital.

The 40-year-old driver of the car was detained and will be questioned by the police.

Inspector Craig McEvoy said that after arriving at the school to pick up her child, the woman made a U-turn and collided with a fence.

The car hit a table on which five children were sitting.

“It appears to have been a tragic accident,” Inspector McEvoy told reporters.

The woman and her child were not injured.

Green Street remains closed as officers come and go from the scene of the impact and public order response teams are also on site.

Lucy’s parent told radio station 3AW that her son was friends with some fifth-grade students and possibly the student who was hit by a car during recess.

“We got a text from the school saying Burgess Street was closed and then… we actually drove by and I only saw one police car,” she said.

“Then we started hearing more and more police accidents, so I just ran over there.”

Lucy said she arrived at the scene and found parents hugging their children and each other.

“It’s just everybody’s worst nightmare and I hope the kids are OK,” she said.

Resident Don Owen told reporters the road can be heavy, especially at the beginning and end of school, with cars sometimes passing through.

The Department of Education said in a statement that it was working closely with the school’s staff, students and parents to support them.