Baby hit by car north of Auckland

The accident happened in Makarau this morning.

A baby has been hurt after being hit by a car at a residential property in Makarau, north of Auckland about 7am today.

The 1-year-old did not have life-threatening injuries and was expected to fully recover, police said.

St John ambulance said the child was taken to Starship Hospital by ambulance in a serious condition.

24/02/17: Traffic incident in Silverdale. 1 patient to Starship Hospital. https://t.co/EKl5TPFsJb

— St John (@StJohnAlerts) February 23, 2017

The car's driver knew the baby and police are making enquiries into how the accident happened.