Mother reverses X5 on her 3-year old in driveway

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Just shows the importance of Park Distance Control and Rear View Camera options.

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Sydney toddler has died after his mother reversed a four-wheel-drive car into him, emergency services say.

Police said the three-year-old boy had been standing with his father and four-year-old brother outside the apartment block at Clement Place, Rushcutters Bay, about 10.45am (1.45pm NZT) today, waiting for their mother in the car.

Just how the boy came to behind the car has yet to be established.

It is understood that the four-wheel drive was not fitted with a reversing camera.

The boy's parents have been too shocked to talk to police about what happened.

Superintendent Sue Waites said the family were all headed out together when the incident occurred.

"Regardless of whether you have a (reversing) camera children can very quickly run behind a vehicle," she said. "You need to know where your children are at all times."

A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said paramedics performed CPR on the boy and he was taken to Sydney Children's Hospital at Randwick, where he died.

A resident at the Marine One block of apartments along Clement Place, Alec Goins, said it was a one-way laneway that leads down to an underground parking garage.

He said the residents in the block were a mix of retired people and young professionals. There were also a few families living in the block, he said.

It is believed the four-wheel-drive was an early model BMW X5. A reversing camera has been available on the X5 since its introduction in 2001 but was made standard on all new models, except the base model, last year, a BMW spokesman said.

The take-up rate for reversing cameras on the base models was about 95 per cent, the spokesman added.

The boy's death prompted police to issue this safety advice to parents:

• When moving your vehicle put your children in your car or have an adult look after them.
• When reversing be sure you have a clear line of sight behind your car.
• Always drive slowly when children are around as they are unable to judge the speed and distance of traffic and their behaviour can be erratic and unpredictable.
• Never assume someone else is looking after your child - make sure you know where they are at all times.