A Sydney man accidentally ran over and killed his baby daughter on Thursday afternoon. The father was backing out a Volvo from his home along Milrey Street, Lindfield when he hit his two-year-old daughter.

The toddler was rushed to the Royal North Shore Hospital but died of injuries.

The 37-year-old man's two other children were inside the Volvo XC90 station wagon when the accident happened. Police are investigating the circumstances behind the baby's death.