A mother has died after her own four-wheel-drive rolled backwards onto her while her two young children were inside.
It is understood the 32-year-old woman was reversing out of the driveway of her Barnell Street home in Craigieburn about 2.30pm on Monday when she hit a tap or water meter.
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Mother-of-two killed in driveway tragedy
A woman is killed after her car rolled backwards trapping her underneath while her children were inside. Vision courtesy Seven News Melbourne.
She got out of the car to investigate, and the vehicle rolled backwards onto her.
The mother died at the scene.
Her two children - a seven-year-old son and four-year-old daughter - were in the car at the time.
"The seven-year-old boy got out of the car and ran inside and rang his dad," police spokesman Leading Senior Constable Paul Turner said.
The children were not injured.
Police at the scene said the family, believed to be from South America, had asked for privacy.
The woman has not been identified and extended family were yet to be notified of her death, police said.
It is believed the woman may have been planning to take her children shopping.
Sergeant Dean Pickering, who was at the scene, said the death was a "tragic accident".
"For the children, the family .... it's a very sad day," he said.
A neighbour said he was devastated to hear of the mother's death.
"We would talk and say hello now and again," the neighbour said.
"We would speak a little bit more often to the husband ... I feel really terrible for him."
Police will prepare a report for the coroner.
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Meanwhile, a young boy, believed to be four years old, was injured when he was hit by a car on Point Nepean Road at Dromana about 3.20pm.
The boy was taken to the Royal Children's Hospital with a foot injury.
Also on Monday, a pedestrian was injured when she was struck by a car on Foster Street in Dandenong, near the train station, about 2.40pm.
The woman, believed to be aged in her 30s, was taken to The Alfred hospital.
The male driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, stopped at the scene and was taken to hospital for observation.
"The exact details surrounding the collision are yet to be determined and the investigation is ongoing," a police spokesman said.
