Old Bar Rugby Union Club: Toddler is crushed to death by a common piece of sporting equipment

By PADRAIG COLLINS, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA and ELIZA MCPHEE, ASSISTANT EDITOR, AUSTRALIA

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A two-year-old boy has died after being crushed by sporting equipment at a sports club on the NSW Mid North Coast.

The toddler and his dad were at the Old Bar Rugby Union Club in Old Bar, 325km north of Sydney, at around 2pm on Sunday.

A rugby scrum machine, which is a heavily weighted piece of equipment used to practice scrummaging, fell on the child and struck him.

The father desperately tried to save his son and called out for help. 

Bystanders who came to his aid helped with CPR.

A two-year-old boy has died after being crushed by a rugby scrum machine at a sports club on the NSW Mid North Coast. A stock image of a scrum machine is pictured

A two-year-old boy has died after being crushed by a rugby scrum machine at a sports club on the NSW Mid North Coast. A stock image of a scrum machine is pictured

Red flowers (pictured) have been laid at the club in tribute to the toddler who died on Sunday

Red flowers (pictured) have been laid at the club in tribute to the toddler who died on Sunday

But the boy suffered significant injuries and died a short time later.

Red flowers have been laid at the club in tribute to the toddler.

A report is being prepared for the coroner and the police are investigating how the tragedy happened.

The matter is being treated as an accident, rather than a criminal investigation.

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