Parents warned about road dangers

Police will hold a special assembly at Safety Bay Primary School later this week to remind children about the importance of road safety, after a six-year-old student was hit by a car last Friday.

Year 2 student Shaelyn Nicholls was heading home for the day about 3.10pm when she was hit by a passing car and knocked unconscious as she tried to cross Waimea Street, mum Jennifer Stokes said.

Ms Stokes, who was with Shaelyn and her four-year-old brother in the moments before the incident, said she had been explaining to her daughter about looking left and right when Shaelyn darted out onto the road.

She said she did not have time to grab the girl and screamed as she saw her daughter knocked to the ground.

"I was showing Shaelyn how to check for cars and the next thing I knew she had darted out - it happened so fast," Ms Stokes said.

"The poor driver was blaming himself, but it wasn't his fault."

Ms Stokes said she checked her daughter's pulse before she was taken to Rockingham General Hospital for observation.

She said Shaelyn was given the okay and returned to school on Monday.

Senior Sergeant Colin Kinnear said school pick-up points were often busy and young children needed constant supervision.

He said he would visit the school later in the week to reinforce important safety tips.