WA: Girl, 8, critical after being hit by her mum's stolen car

AAP General News (Australia)
08-15-2006
WA: Girl, 8, critical after being hit by her mum's stolen car

An eight-year-old girl's in a critical condition in Perth .. after being run over by
a young man who stole her mother's car.

The incident happened after the mother left her daughter and one-year-old son in the
car outside their grandparents' house in Esperance yesterday.

Police say the woman was checking the house was secure while they were on holiday ..

and left the car unlocked with the engine running.

While she was away .. a 19-year-old man got in and reversed out of the driveway at high speed.

The eight-year-old was thrown from the car .. though it's not clear if she fell ..

jumped or was pushed.

She was run over as the car continued to reverse down the street until it hit a tree.

The driver tried to run away but was caught by an onlooker.

Both children were taken to hospital in Esperance before the girl was airlifted to
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children in Perth.

The boy was uninjured.

Police are interviewing the 19-year-old.

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KEYWORD: DRIVEWAY (PERTH)

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