18-month-old girl dies after being struck by family ute in Adelaide

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On Friday morning, September 13, police and emergency services were called to Rentoul Ave at Netherby in Adelaide’s inner-south after a young child was struck by a ute driven by her father at the end of a driveway.

The 18-month-old girl was treated by paramedics on the scene but died later in hospital.

Infamous South Australian seafood king Michael Angelakis who resides in Netherby voiced his profound sorrow over the devastating loss.

“It’s the worst thing for any parent – and to happen in your backyard – you live with it for the rest of your life. The images. How can you ever move away from it? It’s just there for life,” he said.

“I mean no matter what we do (as a neighbourhood) we’ll never mend, we can’t heal, we can’t give you bandages and all that.”

Angelakis said the family was “very private” and tended to keep to themselves.

“It is such a peaceful, friendly neighbourhood and to have something like this in your backyard just absolutely shocks you to the core,” he said.

“There were three or four police cars, three or four ambulances, the neighbourhood was just in meltdown as to what happened… and when we finally learnt, how tragic.”

Source: The Advertiser.

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