Infant flown to hospital after car hit in Ballarat region

An infant girl was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car in Smythesdale, south-west of Ballarat.

Oct 12, 2026

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Infant flown to hospital after car hit in Ballarat region

An infant girl was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car in Smythesdale, south-west of Ballarat.

In brief

An infant girl was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car in Smythesdale, south-west of Ballarat. An infant girl was airlifted to The Royal Children's Hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car in Smythesdale near Ballarat on October twelfth. Originally…

Infant hit by car near Ballarat

An infant girl was hit by a car on Vermont Road in Smythesdale, south-west of Ballarat, at about one twenty pm on Monday, October twelfth.

Child airlifted in critical condition

Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance and Advanced Life Support teams attended. Ambulance Victoria said the child was in critical condition and had been flown to The Royal Children's Hospital.

Police investigation underway

A police investigation is underway. Smythesdale is a town of about one thousand eight hundred people, roughly twenty five kilometres from Ballarat.

The big picture

An infant girl was airlifted to The Royal Children's Hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car in Smythesdale near Ballarat on October twelfth.

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