Young boy, 9, is struck by a police car and rushed to hospital

By AIDAN WONDRACZ, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 23:50, 1 June 2026 | Updated: 23:50, 1 June 2026 A nine-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital after being struck by a police car. The officer was responding to reports of a fire when he hit the child on the Pacific Highway at St Leonards, on Sydney's lower north shore, at 7.20pm on Monday. A NSW Police spokesman said officers gave first aid to the child before paramedics arrived at the scene. The nine-year-old was rushed to Sydney Children's Hospital in Randwick in a stable condition. The driver was given a roadside breath test and returned a negative result. Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash.  A nine-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital after being struck by a police car (stock image) No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.