Leonora: One-year-old boy dead after being hit by car on Nambi Road, woman assisting police with investigation

A one-year-old boy has died after he was hit by a car in Leonora. Officers from the major crash investigation section are investigating the crash which occurred in the mining town, about 230km north of Kalgoorlie, about 4.15pm on Thursday. A police spokeswoman said the boy was walking in an unknown direction on Nambi Road before he was struck by a silver Holden Captiva, also driving in an unknown direction. “The one-year-old male pedestrian received life threatening injuries and was declared deceased at scene,” she said. The driver of the car — a 59-year-old woman — was uninjured. She is assisting police with their investigation. Police are asking any witnesses to contact crime stoppers on 1800 333 000. Footage of the crash can be uploaded to police here.