31 Aug 2011

Hastings toddler critical after driveway accident

6:01 am on 31 August 2011

A toddler has been critically hurt in an accident on the driveway of her home in Hastings.

Police say the incident happened when a courier van was leaving the property in the suburb of Flaxmere.

The 17-month-old girl was taken to Hawke's Bay hospital with internal injuries and has been transferred to Starship hospital in Auckland for specialist care.