'Total tragedy' as 18-month-old girl dies after being hit by ute in Adelaide

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'Total tragedy' as 18-month-old girl dies after being hit by ute in Adelaide
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The driver is assisting police and has been taken to hospital for mandatory testing.

A community has paid tribute to an 18-month-old girl who died after she was hit by a ute in the driveway of an Adelaide home.

Police and paramedics rushed to the home at Netherby, near Unley, after 8am today over reports the child was hit by a car. Loved ones ran to help but the young family was left to watch on as paramedics did everything they could.Loved ones ran to help but the young family was left to watch on as paramedics did everything they can. Early reports indicate the toddler was struck at the end of the driveway by the front of the ute.Police cleared the ute of personal items, including a small bike. 

Loved ones described the tragedy as devastating and said it would take a long time to process what had unfolded.Small tributes, including flowers, have been left at the family's home."It is such a peaceful and friendly neighbourhood and to have something like this in your backyard just absolutely shocks you to the core," neighbour Michael Angelakis said.

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