Boy, 2, killed in horror hit-and-run involving stolen car - Two others in critical condition
Boy, 2, killed in horror hit-and-run involving stolen car - Two others in critical condition
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A two-year-old boy has been killed in a horrific hit-and-run on the outskirts of Birmingham in Smethwick.
Four adults, along with the child, were transported to hospital before the boy tragically died.
A 29-year-old woman and 30-year-old man have remained in a serious condition.
Another man and woman, both aged 30, are stable.
The motorist driving a grey Porsche Cayenne "fled the scene"
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West Midlands Police has appealed to the driver of the vehicle which was involved in the collision "to do the right thing and hand themselves in".
A full investigation was launched by the force after the fatal collision on Dartmouth Road before 11pm on Saturday night.
The motorist driving a grey Porsche Cayenne "fled the scene", according to a police statement.
The force has said that it believes that the vehicle was travelling from the island on Kenrick Way before it collided with the Toyota.
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Additional checks on the car has revealed that it had been stolen earlier in December.
Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "Our thoughts remain with the family of the little boy at this extremely difficult time.
"I would urge the driver of the Porsche to do the right thing and come and talk to us. They made the wrong decision to run away and I’m asking them now to make the right one.
"I also want to appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision and hasn’t already spoken to us, or has CCTV or dash-cam footage to get in touch."
Dartmouth Road was closed in both directions as specialist reconstruction staff assessed the scene but has since reopened
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Police have said they have already spoken to witnesses and are working to acquire CCTV footage of the surrounding area.
Dartmouth Road was closed in both directions as specialist reconstruction staff assessed the scene but has since reopened.
To provide the police with further information about the incident, the Serious Collision Investigation Unit can be contacted on email at SCIU@westmidlands.police.uk, call 101 or Live Chat via WMP Online between 8am and midnight by quoting log 4421 14 December.
Sarah Coombes - MP for West Bromwich - has spoken in the House of Commons last month, referencing the amount of speeding on Kenrick Way.
She mentioned that her local constituents "dread" Friday and Saturday nights.
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