A woman and her unborn baby have tragically died after being hit by a vehicle while walking across the entrance to a car park.
The woman was with her husband and three-year-old son when she was hit while walking across the entrance to a car park on George Street in Hornsby, north Sydney, around 8pm on Friday. A teen driver with a provisional licence has now been charged in connection and could face up to 10 years in prison.
A Kia Carnival was reportedly turning into the car park of the Hornsby Railway Station when it stopped to let them pass. A white BMW driven by a P-plater allegedly then crashed into the back of the Kia, which then hit the woman.
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Paramedics treated the 33-year-old, who was eight months pregnant, before she was rushed to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition. Tragically, neither the mum or baby could be saved, reports 9news.
NSW Police Traffic and Highway Patrol Command Assistant Commissioner David Driver said the crash was “very confronting” for first responders. He said: “It’s particularly tragic when people pass away and indeed when there’s children involved. This is a terrible, terrible story.”
P-plate driver Aaron Papazoglu was taken to hospital before being allowed to go home to nearby Wahroonga. Police investigating a dashcam video of the incident arrested the 19-year-old at around 12.45am on Millewa Avenue in Wahroonga.
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He was then charged with dangerous driving occasioning death – drive manner dangerous, negligent driving (occasioning death) and cause loss of foetus – death of pregnant woman The legislation, known as Zoe’s Law, was introduced three years ago.
Papazoglu remains in custody and will appear at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday.
Meanwhile, a person is fighting for their life in hospital after a racecar smashed into a crowd at a rally in a horror crash that saw eight other people injured.
Emergency services were called to Walcha Motorcycle Rally in Walcha, north of Sydney, about 6.15pm on Saturday. Police received reports that a vehicle competing in a race at a demolition derby crashed through a fence and hit a mobile grandstand.
Spectators were quick to rush to the help of seven men and two women, aged between 20 and 75, who were injured in the horror before paramedics arrived. They were rushed to Walcha District Hospital.
A 54-year-old man is reported to have suffered critical injuries with another three people being seriously injured. New South Wales MP for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan confirmed those injured had reached the hospital for treatment.
He said: “Thank you so much to the ambos, fire & rescue, the police, the SES, bystanders and everyone involved for their swift and incredibly professional work at the scene. “Like all of us, my thoughts are with everyone affected.”