A toddler has miraculously survived a frightening collision in NSW with just minor cuts, thanks to one crucial thing.
Police have revealed that a correctly fitted car seat and appropriately fastened child were the reasons the toddler didn’t suffer more serious injuries.
NSW Police Force Traffic and Highway Patrol Command shared an image of the mangled car wreck, highlighting the virtually unscathed car seat.
“The collision highlighted the significant importance of child car seats being secured and the child appropriately fastened, which was thankfully the case in this instance,” they explained.
Police attached to the Riverina Highway Patrol attended the October 1 crash near Coolamon, and revealed just how the child was able to survive.
“During this collision, a young child was seated in an appropriate child car seat which was secured using both the anchor strap and ISOFIX, with the inbuilt harness fastened correctly over the child’s shoulders and across the hips. The child suffered very minor cuts, with the driver and only other occupant also receiving minor cuts.”
Police also highlighted the rules around car seats in NSW.
- Children up to 6 months must be secured in an approved rearward facing child car seat.
- Children aged 6 months to 4 yrs old must be secured in either a rear or forward-facing approved child car seat with an inbuilt harness
- Children under 4 years old can’t travel in the front seat of a vehicle with 2 or more rows.
- Children aged 4-7 yrs old must be secured in a forward-facing approved child car seat with an inbuilt harness or an approved booster seat
- Children aged 4-7 yrs old can’t travel in the front seat of a vehicle with two or more rows, unless all other back seats are occupied by children younger than 7 yrs in an approved child car seat or booster seat
- Children aged 7-16 yrs old who are too small to be properly restrained by a seatbelt are strongly recommended to use either a forward-facing seat with an in-built harness for older children, an approved booster seat, or an approved child safety harness together with the vehicle’s seatbelt.
- Children in booster seats must be restrained by a suitable lap and sash-type approved seatbelt that’s properly adjusted and fastened, or by a suitable approved child safety harness that’s properly adjusted and fastened.
“If you are unsure, there are authorised installation providers available in most locations that can check to make sure your car seat is installed correctly. Otherwise, pop in to your local Police station and a Highway Patrol Officer may be able to check them for you.”
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