Three-year-old boy killed while crossing Sydney street with mother

A little boy has died after he suffered serious injuries crossing the road with his mother in northwest Sydney.

Paramedics tried to save the three-year-old after he was struck while walking with his mother on Abuklea Road, Eastwood about 4pm Wednesday.

The force of the crash was enough to leave a dent in the car’s front bumper.

Resident Barry Parsons witnessed the accident as the little boy was quickly left fighting for his life.

“A child and a mother were walking past our front door,” he said.

“A car’s come down the street turning right into the corner and has collected the child.”

The boy’s backpack and a lunchbox were among the medical supplies that littered the road as the boy went into cardiac arrest.

But despite being rushed to Westmead Hospital he could not be saved.

His mother escaped injury, as did the driver of a Kia Carnival.

Both women were checked for shock while the driver was taken to hospital for mandatory drug and alcohol tests.

Police will now have to determine whether the driver was going too fast or if the boy was just too keen to get to the park and play.