Woman charged over hitting NSW boy and mum
A woman has been charged with dangerous driving after she hit a six-year-old boy and his mother on a pedestrian crossing in Sydney.
The boy has leg and shoulder fractures and cuts to his face after being hit by the woman's Toyota Camry in Bankstown on Monday morning.
His 30-year-old mother also suffered abdominal injuries with the pair taken to Westmead Hospital.
The driver, a 32-year-old woman, escaped injury but was taken to Bankstown Hospital for mandatory testing.
She was then taken to Bankstown Police Station and charged with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, NSW Police said.
She will face Bankstown Local Court on April 18 after being granted conditional bail.
Another two people were hit by vehicles in Sydney within an hour of the Bankstown crash on Monday prompting NSW Ambulance to urge drivers to take greater care.
A woman in her 50s was hit by a truck in the CBD and an eight-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle in Artarmon.