A six-year-old boy has been hit by a car after it veered off the road and mounted a footpath in Sydney's west.
Police say a P-plater was driving when the child was clipped by the car, but the boy luckily walked away with only cuts and bruises.
The accident happened as the driver turned from Railway Terrace at Merrylands into Merrylands Road on Monday evening.
"The car has left the road, mounted the footpath and clipped a six-year-old boy," a police statement said on Tuesday.
The boy suffered only minor injuries and was treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital for precautionary medical checks.
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An 18-year-old man was breath-tested at the scene and returned a negative result.
