Thursday 2 June 2022 10:46 PM Boy, 3, dies in hit-and-run outside daycare centre Sunshine North: Melbourne trends now Search on for hit-and-run driver as three-year-old boy DIES after he was knocked over outside a daycare centre in front of his horrified mother By Levi Parsons For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:42 BST, 2 June 2022 | Updated: 22:42 BST, 2 June 2022 Viewcomments A three-year-old boy is dead after being mowed down by a hit-and-run driver in front of a daycare centre as police hunt for the person behind the wheel. The child was struck in front of his 'distraught' mother and a number of other witnesses on McIntyre Rd in Sunshine North, Melbourne's west, at about 6:30pm on Thursday. Emergency services rushed to the scene immediately and desperately tried to treat the boy's life threatening injuries. He was taken to hospital where he later died. Detectives are now desperately searching for the driver of a red Toyota Camery urging the motorist to hand themselves in. Investigators at this stage suspect the boy may have 'ran out onto the road' and that the driver failed to stop because they 'panicked'. 'These kind of collisions, sometimes they bring out the worst and the best in people,' Detective Acting Sergeant Leigh Miller told 9News. 'In this case, you have the driver of a car for unknown reasons, they have failed to stop and help this child. 'I can just only hope they didn't know that it was a child, but if they did, what else can we say about them?' Officers from Victoria's Major Collision Unit scoured the crime scene overnight, cordoning off the busy road and knocking on the doors of nearby businesses and homes asking for CCTV vision of the incident. A child's shoe lay in the middle of the road as police examined the scene. 'Investigators are appealing for anyone with information and or the driver to come forward and contact police,' police said. 'Anyone who witnessed the incident, has dashcam footage or any other information that could assist police with their enquiries is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility