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| Boy, 2, killed in 'hit-and-run' crash in Coventry | |
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| A two-year-old boy has died and his six-year-old brother is critically ill after a suspected hit-and-run crash in Coventry. | |
| They were struck by a car on MacDonald Road, Stoke, at about 14:00 GMT and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. | They were struck by a car on MacDonald Road, Stoke, at about 14:00 GMT and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. |
| A 53-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. | |
| A black Ford Focus was found abandoned a short time after the crash. | |
| Det Sgt Paul Hughes, from West Midlands Police's collision investigation unit, said the force was "trying to establish how this tragic incident has happened". | |
| He said: "This is a parent's worst nightmare and it's impossible to imagine their grief, but specialist officers will be supporting them as our investigation continues." | |
| Police officers have been speaking to witnesses at the scene and the road remains closed. | |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) said the two-year-old boy was taken to University Hospital Coventry and the six-year-old was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital. | |
| WMAS sent four ambulances, two paramedic officers and a critical care car from the air ambulance service. | |
| The air ambulance crew accompanied the six-year-old as he was taken to the children's hospital to administer specialist treatment. |