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At approximately 1:20 pm, an infant girl was hit by a car on Vermont Road in Smythesdale, southwest of Ballarat. Emergency services airlifted the child to the hospital with life-threatening injuries following the incident. The town of Smythesdale has around 1,800 residents and is about 25 kilometers from Ballarat. Police are currently investigating the accident.
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At approximately 1:20pm on an unspecified day, emergency services were called to Vermont Road in Smythesdale, where reports indicated that a car had struck an infant girl. The child was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries following the incident. Smythesdale is a small town located about 25 kilometres from Ballarat and has a population of around 1,800 people. A Victoria Police spokesperson confirmed the girl's condition and noted that a police investigation into the accident had commenced.
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An infant girl has been flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car south-west of Ballarat.
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Emergency services were called to Vermont Road in Smythesdale after reports an infant was hit by a car at about 1:20pm.
"The girl has been airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries," a Victoria Police spokesperson said.
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