Second ACT road fatality confirmed in Mawson

A four-year-old boy has become ACT’s second road fatality of 2026 after a vehicle collided into a shop in Mawson.

About 10:20am today (Sunday 18 January 2026), police and emergency services received reports of a car that had driven into a shopfront at Southlands Shopping Centre in Mawson.

A four-year-old pedestrian was hit by the car and was treated at the scene by ACT Ambulance Service paramedics before being transported to hospital in a critical condition.

Sadly, he was declared deceased a short time later.

The driver of the car was transported to hospital for observations.

ACT Road Policing’s Major Collision Team is investigating the circumstances of the collision and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Anyone who witnessed the incident who has not already spoken to police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Please quote reference number P2416705.