Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) confirmed on Wednesday that a schoolboy has died in hospital following a serious crash in Sydney's southwest last week.
At about 3:30 p.m. local time on Oct. 11, emergency services were called to the intersection of Church Street and Appin Road in Appin, a town on Sydney's southwestern fringe, after receiving reports of a crash.
On arrival, officers were told that a 13-year-old boy was struck by a truck after getting off a bus. The boy was treated by paramedics on the scene before being taken to a children's hospital with a critical condition.
Meanwhile, the truck driver, a 38-year-old man, was not injured and underwent mandatory testing at a hospital.
NSW Police Force noted that a crime scene has been established, and investigations are continuing.