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NSW father accidentally runs over child

A one-year-old boy is in hospital after his father accidentally ran him over in the driveway of their NSW home.

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A toddler is in hospital after his father accidentally ran over him with his car in the driveway of their home on NSW's north coast.

Police said a 30-year-old man was moving his Holden Commodore when he reversed into his one-year-old son at 4.25pm (AEDT) on Saturday at Coffs Harbour.

The man had just finishing washing his car in the driveway of his unit complex on Park Beach Road.

The child suffered suspected internal injuries and bruising to his chest.

He was airlifted to Westmead Children's Hospital in Sydney, where he remains in a stable condition.


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