13 Nov 2023

Police find car in Whanganui hit and run investigation

7:56 am on 13 November 2023
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Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

Police have found a driver and car they were looking for after a six-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle and critically injured in Whanganui.

The boy was taken to hospital in a critical condition on Saturday evening.

Police said a group of young children were walking home from playing at the local park when the boy was struck by a vehicle while crossing Cornfoot Street near the intersection of Rangiora Street.

The driver did not stop, and the boy was rushed to hospital.

Police are still interested in CCTV footage that anyone in the area may have of a small light blue hatchback-sized car.