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Child thrown from West Gate Bridge in Melbourne | The Courier-Mail
A FOUR-year-old girl who was thrown off the top of Melbourne's West Gate Bridge this morning has died and her father has been charged with murder.
The girl was pulled from the water by water police close to the pumping station at Spotswood about 9.30 this morning after apparently being thrown from the West Gate Bridge.
A man was later arrested and is in custody , Assistant Commissioner Ken Lay told 3AW radio.
In pictures: West Gate Bridge tragedy
The girl had been taken to the emergency department of the Royal Children's Hospital.
Witnesses told police they saw a man stop on an inbound lane near the top of the West Gate Bridge.
It is believed the young child was then thrown over the edge.
He threw the child into the waters below and then drove off, they said.
Police say the vehicle was a white Toyota 4WD and the incident happened around 9.10am.
They have appealed to the public to provide any information they may have.
Paramedic team manger Trevor Weston said paramedics worked on the girl.
"Paramedics worked for about 50 minutes at the scene and the child was then conveyed to the Royal Children's Hospital," Mr Weston said.
"Anything that involves children takes its toll on paramedics. Fortunately it's not a very frequent occurrence."
The girl was airlifted to the Royal Children's Hospital in a critical condition with massive internal injuries.
"Everyone at the scene did a fantastic job and we're very focused on doing everything they could for the child," Mr Weston said.
Ambulance Victoria was called just after 9.30am to a report of a child in the water underneath the West Gate Bridge, Ambulance Victoria spokesman Paul Bentley said.
"The child suffered fairly extensive injuries and the paramedics spent some time trying to resuscitate the child," Mr Bentley said.
"I understand the police boat was used to get the child from the water to the Yarraville side."
A FOUR-year-old girl who was thrown off the top of Melbourne's West Gate Bridge this morning has died and her father has been charged with murder.
The girl was pulled from the water by water police close to the pumping station at Spotswood about 9.30 this morning after apparently being thrown from the West Gate Bridge.
A man was later arrested and is in custody , Assistant Commissioner Ken Lay told 3AW radio.
In pictures: West Gate Bridge tragedy
The girl had been taken to the emergency department of the Royal Children's Hospital.
Witnesses told police they saw a man stop on an inbound lane near the top of the West Gate Bridge.
It is believed the young child was then thrown over the edge.
He threw the child into the waters below and then drove off, they said.
Police say the vehicle was a white Toyota 4WD and the incident happened around 9.10am.
They have appealed to the public to provide any information they may have.
Paramedic team manger Trevor Weston said paramedics worked on the girl.
"Paramedics worked for about 50 minutes at the scene and the child was then conveyed to the Royal Children's Hospital," Mr Weston said.
"Anything that involves children takes its toll on paramedics. Fortunately it's not a very frequent occurrence."
The girl was airlifted to the Royal Children's Hospital in a critical condition with massive internal injuries.
"Everyone at the scene did a fantastic job and we're very focused on doing everything they could for the child," Mr Weston said.
Ambulance Victoria was called just after 9.30am to a report of a child in the water underneath the West Gate Bridge, Ambulance Victoria spokesman Paul Bentley said.
"The child suffered fairly extensive injuries and the paramedics spent some time trying to resuscitate the child," Mr Bentley said.
"I understand the police boat was used to get the child from the water to the Yarraville side."
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