A 12-year-old boy has been struck by a car that allegedly had failed to stop for police in the Brisbane suburb of Macgregor.
Officers conducting registration checks saw an unregistered Commodore travel past just after midday on Wednesday.
Police said they attempted to stop the car but it is alleged the driver sped up and drove through a red light before the vehicle hit the child crossing the road.
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Police said a man got out of the car and fled the scene through a nearby shopping centre.
Officers are searching for the driver who is described as a man in his 20s.
The boy was taken to Queensland Children’s Hospital with several fractures in a serious but stable condition.
