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A two-year-old boy has died after being crushed by a roller in New Zealand.

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By . Ryan Lipman . A two-year-old boy has died after being crushed by a 1.5 tonne roller driven by a relative working on the driveway of his home. Emergency services were called to Elmore Road, Lucas Heights, Auckland, about 1.35pm on Saturday, a St John ambulance spokesman said. The boy was rushed to Starship Hospital with critical injuries where he died. A two-year-old boy was crushed and killed by a roller in New Zealand. Pictured is a stock image of the compacting vehicle . A relative of the boy was using a 1.5 tonne roller to compact loose shingle on the driveway, Constable Paul Hayward of Waitemata Serious Crash Unit said. The boy who lived at the house was struck by the roller as the driver reversed. 'The driver is a relative of the child and what I can say is that he's absolutely distraught,' he said. The accident is being investigated. The accident happened at the house where the boy lived near Auckland in New Zealand . 'It's too soon as this stage to say whether the driver will be charged and any decision on this will not be made for at least several weeks,' Constable Hayward said. Housing Minister Nick Smith told the New Zealand parliament last year that the country has an appalling record of a child being hospitalised every fortnight and a child killed every 10 weeks as a result of being run over in a driveway, .