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Four-year-old killed as car ploughs into Mawson bottle shop

A four-year-old boy died after being hit by a car that crashed into the BWS store in Mawson. Photo: Mike Welsh

A four-year-old boy has died after being struck by a vehicle that crashed into the BWS liquor store shop front in Mawson on Sunday morning.

Police say the child was hit when a car drove into the store at Southlands Shopping Centre. He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital in a critical condition, but he later died.

The driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital for observation.

The boy is the second person to die on ACT roads this year.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to contact the police via the Crime Stoppers ACT website.

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One Response to Four-year-old killed as car ploughs into Mawson bottle shop

Cheryl says: 19 January 2026 at 2:00 pm

“The boy is the second person to die on ACT roads this year.”

The boy wasn’t on the road. He was in a shop. Ban cars

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