A BOY, 10, has been rushed to hospital with serious head injuries after a car mounted the footpath outside Mansfield Primary school and crashed into a fence.

The boy has been taken to the Royal Children's Hospital in a critical condition with multiple injuries after the crash on Ham Rd at 3.05pm.

A mother, who was walking out of the main gates with her two chidlren when they were hit, has also been taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Ambulance paramedics have also taken the elderly female driver to hospital suffering shock.

Both women were taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Inspector Steve Apps said the boy and the women have very serious injuries.

“The boy who was struck was a student and the woman was a mother," he said.

“The accident happened at the worst possible time, it really was pandemonium.

“It is still early stages for the investigation.”

A neighbour of the school, whose children also attend the school, was in shock at the state of the crashed vehicle.

“I heard the crash and ran outside to see the boy and the woman lying in the school driveway,” the neighbour said.

“The boy who could not have been more than nine-years-old had blood coming from his mouth and blood on his head.

“The woman was picking up her two children, luckily they were not hurt, she had blood coming from the back of her head."

Emergency services shut down the street while paramedics worked to help the injured child and mother.

Two fire crews, police and ambulance crews attended the scene.

The accident occurred about 3.05pm as parents were picking up children from school.

Ham Rd is closed between Broadwater Rd and Linfield Street. Traffic delays are expected in the area.



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Originally published as Boy, 10, hurt in school car crash