P-plater charged after boy seriously injured in crash

A 12-year-old boy was pinned between a car and a tree after the Holden Commodore mounted a footpath.

The boy was released by officers from the police rescue squad before he was assessed by ambulance paramedics and taken to Sydney Children's Hospital in a critical condition.

The driver, a 17-year-old boy, was taken to Prince of Wales Hospital for assessment under police guard.

After he was released, the driver was taken to Maroubra Police Station and charged with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and negligent driving.

He was granted conditional bail and will appear in Parramatta Local Court in January.