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The three-year-old boy was struck by a Kia Carnival while walking with his mother in Eastwood just before 4pm.
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Woman charged after allegedly running over 3yo boy
A 71-year-old woman faces charges after a child was struck by a car and died in Eastwood. Vision courtesy Seven News.
He was taken to The Children's Hospital at Westmead where he died a short time later.
Following police inquiries, the woman was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death and negligent driving occasioning death.
She was granted conditional bail and is due to appear at Burwood Local Court on August 14.
The child's death was one of eight road tragedies across the state in the past 24 hours with police urging drivers to be careful.
Chief Inspector Phil Brooks said drivers were simply not getting the message.
"Police have had enough," he said. "There is never a more sombre moment for a police officer than having to knock on someone's door at 3am and tell them their loved one is dead. Drivers need to stop playing on their phones and pay attention."
In the latest tragedy, two people died after their truck crashed and caught fire near Gloucester in the state's north on Thursday morning.
The pair were travelling on Thunderbolts Way at Giro when the truck ran off the road and crashed before bursting into flames about 4.40am.
Police said the pair, who have not yet been identified, died at scene. It is believed the vehicle was a furniture truck.
Six people died on Wednesday, including two women aged in their 70s whose car collided with a semi-trailer on the Hume Highway at Sutton Forest about 6.30pm.
The other deaths include a couple in their 60s who were killed when their car crashed into a stationary truck on the New England Highway near Tamworth and a pedestrian, who was struck at Aberdeen in the Hunter Valley.
Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy, commander of the Traffic & Highway Patrol described the toll as alarming.
"Police and other government agencies continue to ask motorists in NSW to drive with caution and stay alert to what is going on around them," he said.
"It appears that our messaging is not getting through. I urge all motorists and road users to exercise the utmost caution when they are on or near our roads."