A road safety campaigner is calling for reversing cameras and beeping sensors to be compulsory in all New Zealand vehicles.
It follows the deaths of two Auckland preschoolers in separate driveway accidents in the past five days.
On Tuesday morning police say they were called to an incident involving a vehicle and a child on a driveway in Waiuku in the city's south.
They say the child, who was aged under four, died at the scene.
Then on Saturday a child also aged under four was killed in another driveway accident in Karaka.
In a statement police said: "Incidents like these when a child has died on their own property are one of the worst possible situations for a police officer to attend.
"Police's thoughts are with the families involved and we are ensuring there is support available for them at this difficult and sad time."
Caroline Perry from road safety charity 'Brake' also said support for all involved is crucial.
"It is absolutely heartbreaking any time that a child is killed on a road or driveway. It has a significant impact on family and anyone who is involved," she told Newshub.
New Zealand has one of the worst rates of child driveway deaths in the world with an average of five Kiwi children killed every year because of a driveway accident.
But many more are seriously hurt.
It's estimated that every two weeks a child is taken to hospital with serious injuries from a driveway accident. Starship Children's Hospital said that while the injuries are not always fatal, the injuries can often cause long-lasting disability.
Road safety campaigner Clive Matthew-Wilson believes reversing cameras and beeping sensors should be compulsory for all vehicles in New Zealand.
"If the driver of the vehicle can see what's behind them they can avoid hitting them. It's that simple. These cameras are cheap as chips, they're easy to install. For God's sake why are they not on all vehicles?" he asked.
"Frequently vans can't see what's behind them and children crawl out into their path. It's completely innocent on both sides and the child gets killed."
While Perry sees the benefit of reversing cameras and sensors, she said they're only part of the solution.
"Always check before you get into a vehicle, know where children are, ensure that you've got play areas and gardens separated from driveways by fencing," she said.
"Always check your blind spots and don't rely completely on reversing cameras and sensors."
