Death of 2-Year-Old Boy Underscores Importance of Having Car Reversing Camera

A tragic accident that occurred just south of Perth has underscored yet again how important it is for vehicle owners to have a car reversing camera. According to reports, a mother has accidentally run over and killed her two-year-old son in Maddington on Tuesday afternoon. The 31-year-old driver, who was meeting another woman, was reversing her car when the child ran into the path of her vehicle.

Police were immediately called into the scene. However, the boy died despite attempts by paramedics to save him. The boy was taken to Armadale Hospital but he succumbed to his injuries before even reaching the hospital.

Rob Scott, from Channel 7, told Radio 6PR that a witness claimed the mother was possibly meeting the boy's grandmother at a brickworks on Calvin Road in Maddington. "According to this witness, she heard a scream and a thud and her son was at the front of this brickworks chopping wood at the time and ran out the front and saw this little boy lying underneath the car," he said.

Shortly after the incident, the witness said a “UTE load of workers” have pulled over and started giving the little boy CPR. The witness’s son reportedly called for an ambulance while the workers continue to resuscitate the boy. Everything happened quickly, the witness added.

This latest incident adds another name to the growing list of young children who are seriously or fatally injured in driveway accidents. As such, if you have small children at home, it is very important that you install a reversing camera in your vehicle. A car or a truck reversing camera kit provides coverage for your vehicle’s blind spots, allowing you to see if there are objects or pedestrians around your car.

Being able to see what’s behind your car can go a long way towards ensuring not just the safety of your children, but those of other pedestrians as well. You can avoid hurting other people and the expenses, inconveniences, and legal liabilities that go along with it. Installing a caravan reverse camera system also helps improve the manoeuvrability of your vehicle.

If you want to ensure the safety of your children, be sure to install a reversing camera in your car if you haven’t done it already. Visit us at Elinz Electronics and choose from a wide range of top quality and affordable reversing camera rearview kit and accessories we currently have on offer.