<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A young girl is fighting for her life after being hit by a ute near a primary school in north-western Sydney.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Shortly before 4pm today, police were called to Clower Avenue in Rouse Hill, where they were told a five-year-old girl had been riding a scooter on a footpath when she was struck by a ute.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ambulance paramedics treated her at the scene before taking her to Westmead Children's Hospital.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/prison-officers-walk-off-job-after-inmate-sentenced-for-jail-attack/d29b4583-7a4c-48f2-b9dc-f03c9335a9b0"><strong><span>Brutal jail attack that sparked prison officer walkout revealed</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>According to police, the girl's condition is critical.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Clower Avenue is around 40km north-west of the Sydney CBD, and is home to Rouse Hill Public School.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The driver of the ute, a 43-year-old man, has been taken to Westmead Hospital for mandatory testing.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/child-hit-ute-critical-condition-western-sydney/4ea08e98-d19c-4ee2-a632-c532bc12d7df" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span><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>:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><strong><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></strong></em><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" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>