Twist in the ride-on mower tragedy on the NSW south coast – Dad was behind the wheel
Horror when father accidentally reverses three-year-old son with a ride-on mower and kills the boy despite frantic attempts to resuscitate him: ‘He didn’t see him’
- Boy did not survive after serious injuries
- NSW Police investigating accident
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A three-year-old boy has died after being hit by a lawnmower driven by his father.
The child was taken to Pambula District Hospital with serious injuries on Saturday after being hit with the mowing blades.
The toddler later died, despite desperate resuscitation efforts by paramedics.
‘He [the father] vice versa about the poor child. He didn’t see him,” said a police spokesman.
A toddler was hit and killed in a tragic accident on the NSW south coast (stock image)
Police are not expected to press charges, but must investigate such deaths to report to the coroner.
“I don’t think anything you can do to the father will change the way he feels,” the police spokesman said.
“It’s unusual. It’s not death caused by natural causes, so that’s why we do what we do.”
Karen Wright, a Bega Valley Shire councilor from South Pambula, said: “It’s an absolute tragedy and my heart goes out to the family.”
The boy was rushed to Pambula District Hospital with serious injuries but could not be saved