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5yo boy fighting for life after being struck by wheel of car doing burnout at Caboolture
A five-year-old boy is fighting for life in hospital after being struck by the wheel of a car allegedly performing a burnout.
Queensland police said a utility vehicle was at the intersection of King Street and Morayfield Road in Caboolture about 4:30pm yesterday, when the driver began to spin the tyres as the lights turned green.
It is alleged the rear passenger-side wheel then dislodged from the ute, hitting the boy who was walking with his family along the footpath outside Caboolture Square Shopping Centre.
He suffered life-threatening head injuries and was taken to the Queensland Children’s Hospital in a serious condition.
The driver of the ute, an 18-year-old man, was arrested at the scene and has been charged with dangerous operation…
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