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DRIVEWAY TRAGEDY

Girl, 1, accidentally killed on family’s driveway after crawling behind reversing car

A ONE-year old girl was accidentally killed on a family's driveway after crawling behind a reversing car.

The tragic incident in Queensland, Australia was confirmed by local police.

The tragedy occurred in Queensland, Australia - the third such case reported in the country in less than a year
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The tragedy occurred in Queensland, Australia - the third such case reported in the country in less than a yearCredit: Google

The toddler had been on a private property in Rosevale, south-west of Ipswich, when she was struck by the car on Sunday.

Emergency services and a helicopter were called to the home on Old Rosevale Road around 5pm.

But the child was pronounced dead at the scene.

The distressing incident will be investigated by the forensic crash unit from the Ipswich district.

It is not yet clear who had been driving.

The tragedy echoes another event in Western Australia on Christmas Day last year.

A after also being hit by a car on a farming property in Grass Patch, north of Esperance.

The horrific accident occurred at 11am in the morning.

The toddler was taken to the Esperance Health Campus but couldn't be revived.

The death came only four months after another upsetting incident when a 14 month old girl was killed at a private property east of Perth.

She died after being hit by a car in a driveway in Caversham.

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