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The boy, believed to have been 18 months old, was playing in the yard of his family's rural home in Waubra, near Ballarat, when the tragedy unfolded.
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Reversing car kills toddler in driveway
Paramedics try to save an 18-month-old toddler after being struck by a reversing car in the driveway of a Ballarat farm. Vision courtesy Seven News Melbourne.
Ballarat Sergeant Rick Nield said it appeared the toddler had wandered out of the shed moments before he was hit.
"The dad was in the yard with his young fella today. The dad was in his car and it appears the young bloke was in the shed," Sergeant Nield told the Ballarat Courier.
"He [has] wandered out of the shed and been struck.
"It's a tragic accident. It's tough on everyone, the family and emergency services."
Police and paramedics were called to the Settlement Road property, around 30 kilometres north-west of Ballarat, about 3pm.
The mother of the child was on her way back from a trip to Queensland when the tragedy occurred. Police informed her late on Monday afternoon.
The boy's father is aged in his 30s, police said.
An air ambulance was dispatched from Melbourne, but the boy died at the scene before it arrived.
Last month, a three-year-old boy died after he was hit by a car in the driveway of a home in Robinvale, near Mildura, in the state's far north-west.
The toddler was taken to hospital in a critical condition, but died the following morning.
On average, seven children aged up to 14 years, are killed and 60 are seriously injured in driveway incidents in Australia each year, according to Kidsafe Victoria.
Meanwhile, a woman was killed in a separate crash in the Ballarat suburb of Redan on Monday afternoon.
It is believed the woman's car left the road and struck a pole near the intersection of Pleasant Street South and La Trobe Street just before 2pm.
The scene of the fatal crash in Redan, Ballarat. Photo: Kate Healy/Ballarat Courier
The woman, who is yet to be formally identified, died at the scene. She was the only person in the car.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
The woman's car at the scene of the crash in Ballarat. Photo: Ten News
with Ballarat Courier