Toddler run over in Rotorua driveway

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The 15-month-old child was runover by a reversing vehicle in a driveway in suburban Hillcrest about 2.30pm yesterday, Senior Sergeant Mick Lander said.

The child was recovering from external injuries in Rotorua Hospital this morning. No charges had been laid.

"This incident is the third incident of this type in the Rotorua area since Christmas. It highlights the dangers presented when children are present while vehicles are reversing," Mr Lander said.

"The incidence of children being injured, often fatally, during this vehicle movement when the driver's field of vision is impaired is too common."

- NZPA