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Distressing footage shows boy, 12, flying through air after being hit by car


Shocking dashcam footage shows the moment a 12-year-old western Sydney boy was hit by a car and sent flying through the air, but miraculously was not seriously injured.

Police say the schoolboy is “lucky to be alive” after he was struck about 3.20pm, on March 21.

Video shows the child running across a residential street at Bonnyrigg, Fairfield, when he is hit by an oncoming green hatchback.

A 12-year-old boy is hit by a car and sent flying through the air in western Sydney, but miraculously was not seriously injured. Source: NSW Police Force
A 12-year-old boy is hit by a car and sent flying through the air in western Sydney, but miraculously was not seriously injured. Source: NSW Police Force

He bounces off the bonnet and appears to slam into the road head-first, with the impact sending both his shoes flying off his feet.

The driver immediately comes to a stop and runs over to check on the boy, while residents also rush to his side in seconds.

The youngster was taken to Liverpool Hospital as a precaution and treated for minor abrasions, before being released, according to police. The female driver was uninjured.

The boy bounces off the bonnet and appears to slam into the road head-first, with the impact sending both his shoes flying off his feet. Source: NSW Police
The boy bounces off the bonnet and appears to slam into the road head-first, with the impact sending both his shoes flying off his feet. Source: NSW Police

Police beg drivers, pedestrians, to take care on roads

Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy, of the NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, said this incident could easily have had a tragic outcome if the driver was travelling above the sign-posted speed.

“This young boy is lucky to be alive, and if vision like this isn’t enough to encourage people to slow down and drive safely, I don’t know what is,” Assistant Commissioner Corboy said.

Police have shared the video of the incident in a plea for drivers and pedestrians to take extra care on the roads.

“There should be no unnecessary distractions when getting behind the wheel or crossing the road,” Assistant Commissioner Corboy said.

“You never know when the conditions may change or the unexpected may occur – and you can’t expect children to be predictable.”

He also urged parents to talk to their children about road safety and remind them to look in both directions before leaving the kerb, and always use pedestrian crossings and lights where available.

“With school holidays and the Easter break only a few weeks away, there will be more traffic on the roads and more children around outside normal school hours,” he added.

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