Finding into death of Miss L
Deceased
Miss L
Demographics
3y, female
Date of death
2023-10-08
Finding date
2024-10-21
Cause of death
Head injuries post being struck by a motor vehicle
AI-generated summary
A three-year-old girl died from head injuries after being struck by a vehicle in her driveway. She exited a parked station wagon and walked to the front of the vehicle while other occupants proceeded to the house. The driver, unaware of her presence due to her small stature relative to the vehicle's height, began reversing and struck her. The coroner found this was a tragic accident but noted the death was preventable through constant supervision of children around vehicles and driveways. The case highlights the critical importance of treating driveways as roads and maintaining visual awareness of children's unpredictable movements in vehicle zones. KidSafe Victoria's ongoing work to prevent low-speed run-over deaths was acknowledged.
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Contributing factors
- Lack of supervision of child in vehicle vicinity
- Child's unpredictability and mobility
- Driver's lack of awareness of child's presence
- Child's small stature relative to vehicle height creating visibility issues
- Vehicle positioned across driveway with driver not observing area where child walked
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