Tributes are flowing for 16-month-old Shreyan Thapa who was hit by a car in Auburn yesterday.
It has been reported the tot was walking with his great-grandmother when he pulled away from her hand and ran onto the road.
A woman driving a Toyota sedan reportedly swerved in an attempt to dodge the toddler, but was unable to and crashed into the pair.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports a student nurse Mariam Zreika, 19, tried to save the baby.
Mariam said she heard a huge bang and turned to see the great-grandmother distraught and clutching the child to her chest.
“I ran straight away over to the lady, trying to dodge cars,” SMH Online reports.
“She was just screaming and yelling and crying, she wouldn’t let go of the baby.
“I asked her: ‘Can I see if the baby is all right?’
“She was from a non-English speaking background, she wasn’t understanding what I was saying to her. She had the baby tight on her chest.
“I thought, ‘I need to see if the baby is alive.’ We took him off her and put him on the floor.”
Shreyan’s mother, who had been studying, rushed to the scene and was comforted by onlookers.
The great-grandmother was not injured, but taken to Westmead Hospital in shock.
The community has gathered together leaving flowers, toys and notes at the scene.
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