A 30-year-old woman who was eight months pregnant has died along with her unborn child after being struck by a vehicle involved in a two-car collision in Hornsby on Friday night. Police have since arrested one of the drivers as investigations continue.
Emergency services were called shortly after 8 p.m. to reports of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle at the entrance of a car park on George Street, in Sydney’s northwest. When paramedics arrived, they found the woman critically injured.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated her at the scene before transporting her to Westmead Hospital in a critical and unstable condition. Despite urgent medical efforts, both the woman and her baby died a short time later.
Police say the pedestrian was struck after a white BMW and a silver Kia Carnival were involved in a crash near the car park entrance.
The 19-year-old male BMW driver and the 48-year-old Kia driver were not injured in the collision. Both men were taken to Hornsby Hospital for mandatory testing. No other occupants were inside either vehicle.
Officers from Ku-ring-gai Police Area Command established a crime scene, which was examined by the Crash Investigation Unit. Detectives worked into the night gathering evidence and reviewing nearby CCTV footage.
At 12:45 a.m. on Saturday, police arrested the 19-year-old BMW driver at a home in Wahroonga. He was taken to Hornsby Police Station, where inquiries are ongoing. Police have not yet announced potential charges.
Authorities are urging anyone who witnessed the crash or who may have dashcam or mobile phone footage from the area at the time to contact Hornsby Police Station or Crime Stoppers.
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