Boy, 4, dies after being hit by a car in Erdington, Birmingham

A four year-old boy died after being struck by a car in Erdington, Birmingham, yesterday (Bank Holiday Monday, May 29).

West Midlands Police said it was called to George Road shortly after 6pm along with West Midlands Ambulance Service. Paramedics carried out treatment on the boy at the scene. He was taken to hospital but sadly died from his injuries.

WMP said a specialist team, including a family liaison officer, are supporting his family at this very difficult time. The driver stopped at the scene and is currently helping officers with their enquiries as they look to establish exactly what happened.

Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes, from WMP Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This is a tragedy and our thoughts are with the family of this little boy. We have a family liaison officer supporting the family as they try to come to terms with what happened.

“We are in the early stages of our investigation and we are appealing for witnesses or for anyone with dashcam footage to please contact us. The driver is helping us with our enquiries.”

People with information should contact Live Chat via our website or by calling 101 quoting log number 3290 of May 29 or emailing the team direct [email protected].

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “Two ambulances, two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic and the Midland Air Ambulance from Tatenhill were sent to the junction of Boulton Walk and George Road yesterday following a road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian.

"We received a call at 6.04pm and upon arrival found the pedestrian who was a child. He was assessed by ambulance staff and had sustained life threatening injuries.

"He received advanced life support at the scene which continued en route to Birmingham Children’s Hospital where he was conveyed by land ambulance under blue light conditions where a medical team was on standby.”

The tragedy follows another collision in Erdington in which a 13 year-old girl was left in a critical condition after being struck by a car on Friday (May 26). Police have arrested a man on suspicion of dangerous driving and are appealing for information to find the car.

For that incident you can contact investigators directly at [email protected] or via Live Chat on our website, quoting log 3239 of 27 May.