Toddler killed by reversing car

A two-year-old child was killed by a car reversing down a driveway in Wairoa in northern Hawke's Bay yesterday.

The vehicle was being driven by a family friend who had been visiting the toddler's home when the accident happened just before 6pm, Sergeant Matt King of Wairoa police said.

Police from the serious crash unit were investigating the incident.

- NZPA