A candlelight vigil has been held for a young girl who died after being hit by a car in a shopping centre car park on the Sunshine Coast.

Six-year-old Indie Armstrong, her eight-year-old sister Lily and their grandmother Sandy were on a pedestrian crossing at the Nambour Mill Village complex on Sunday.

An 86-year-old woman hit the accelerator instead of the brakes while in reverse, ploughing into the family.

The younger girl died in hospital while her big sister suffered leg injuries.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help support the family.

Locals gather for a candlelight vigil in tribute to the little girl who lost her life when she was hit by a car at Nambour today @7NewsBrisbane @7NewsSC pic.twitter.com/hFvkiMWHdh

— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) June 17, 2018

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