<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A hit and run in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span>'s west is being described as a "cowardly act" after a driver hit a six-year-old boy on an e-scooter before driving off.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The child was riding his e-scooter while on school holidays when he was hit by a white Toyota Camry and left in the gutter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The shock and disbelief is still fresh on Musgrove Crescent in Doonside.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> </span><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/qantas-sydney-airport-plane-hits-airbridge-delay/4177751d-4500-40de-9dfb-2fe2e9cf8ecd"><strong><span>Passengers delayed 21 hours after aerobridge hits Qantas plane at Sydney Airport</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ian Maclean and his son Steve were fixing a car out the front of their house around 2.45pm yesterday and saw the whole thing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The driver stopped, got out to see how he was," Steve said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He was saying 'sorry, sorry, I didn't see him'.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/doonside-scooter-crash-updates-sydney-street-in-disbelief-after-car-hits-boy-on-e-scooter/e3be094e-dbf8-4dc2-9b03-66f4c3cd1a52" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> </span><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/temporary-skills-shortage-visa-changes-could-see-caitlin-deported/703e3977-d0d2-4b61-8a95-3f0653832c62"><strong><span>Caitlin is facing deportation over two weeks of missed work</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I said 'how can't you see him?'"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I said 'pull over to the side' and he just floored it and took off," Ian said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The boy, who lives 50 metres away, remains at the Sydney Children's Hospital in Westmead with fractures to his legs and hip as well as head injuries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The six-year-old's family is by his side and his community behind him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Residents said they recognised the driver and said he could be a local resident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are now searching for the man and a female passenger.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>