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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maroosha Muzaffar

Mother picking up child from school crashes car through fence killing 11-year-old boy

Victoria police inspect the scene where a car crashed through a fence at Auburn South Primary School, Tooronga Road, Hawthorn East, in Melbourne, Australia, 29 October 2024 - (EPA)

A 40-year-old mother picking up her child from a school in Melbourne, crashed her car through a fence, hitting an 11-year-old boy who later died in the hospital, police said.

Police reported that a vehicle was travelling along Burgess Street when it is believed to have veered off the road and crashed through a fence near a sports court at the Auburn South Primary School shortly after 2.30pm on Tuesday.

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