A one-year-old girl was in a stable condition after being hit by a car at Vaiola hospital.
A 26-year-old man from Sopu was arrested and charged with
causing injuries by negligent driving after the girl sustained head injuries on
Tuesday morning, Tonga Broadcasting Commission has reported.
The victim was with her grandmother, who was busy talking to other people, while the girl was trying to cross to the other side of the road, TBC quoted Police Chief Inspector Lemoto Piliu as saying.
It said the driver of the vehicle “accidently hit the
victim, while he was on his way to pick up his mother from the hospital.”
Inspector Piliu has reportedly appealed to parents to keep their children under close supervision – particularly near traffic.
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