Pictures shared to social media appeared to show the horrific injuries suffered by a student who was allegedly hit by a vehicle.
The girl was shown wearing a Tailulu College school uniform.
Some of the photos showed what appeared to be staff and members of the public assisting the girl while she was lying on the road.
It appeared she had cuts and bruising to her head and was lying in a pool of blood.
Unconfirmed reports on social media said this was a hit and run incident.
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