A 10-year-old boy has been impaled on his scooter after being hit by a car in Sydney's northwest.
Emergency services were called to the corner of Roxburgh Crescent and Fletcher Street, at Stanhope Gardens, about 12.10pm today.
"A 10-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car," an Ambulance Service of NSW spokesman said.
"The front of his scooter has penetrated his chest ."
A CareFlight helicopter landed nearby, but the boy was taken to the Children's Hospital at Westmead by ambulance.
A CareFlight spokesman said the boy was thrown in the air and landed on top of the car, with the scooter impaling him.
The boy was in a stable condition, a NSW Police spokeswoman said.
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