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| Coventry 'hit-and-run' death scene 'like bomb went off' | Coventry 'hit-and-run' death scene 'like bomb went off' |
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| The scene of a suspected hit-and-run crash in Coventry that killed two young boys was "like a bomb had gone off", their grandfather says. | The scene of a suspected hit-and-run crash in Coventry that killed two young boys was "like a bomb had gone off", their grandfather says. |
| Casper and Corey Platt-May, aged two and six, were hit by a car in MacDonald Road while on a family trip to a park on Thursday afternoon. | |
| Grandfather Kim May, who was among them, said he "couldn't believe what I was seeing" and "burst into tears". | |
| Two people are in police custody and will be questioned later. | Two people are in police custody and will be questioned later. |
| The 53-year-old man and a woman, 41, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and drinking and driving. | The 53-year-old man and a woman, 41, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and drinking and driving. |
| The boys' mother Louise Platt-May said Corey "never kept still" and was always "coming up with new ideas of things to do". | |
| She said: "He loved school more than any kid I know. His favourite subject was maths. But his main passion in life was his football. | She said: "He loved school more than any kid I know. His favourite subject was maths. But his main passion in life was his football. |
| "He has been playing for a local team since he was four but since the day he could hold a ball he was never without one. He will be deeply missed by all that had the pleasure of knowing him." | "He has been playing for a local team since he was four but since the day he could hold a ball he was never without one. He will be deeply missed by all that had the pleasure of knowing him." |
| Casper "was so loving and caring and constantly told his family how much he loved them," his mother said. | Casper "was so loving and caring and constantly told his family how much he loved them," his mother said. |
| She said: "He loved walking everywhere with his wellies and splashing in the puddles. | She said: "He loved walking everywhere with his wellies and splashing in the puddles. |
| "His smile could light up any room and he will be so so missed by all who knew him." | "His smile could light up any room and he will be so so missed by all who knew him." |
| Mr May described the pair as "lovely, lovely boys". | |
| He said there was "debris all over the road". | |
| "Pushchair, baby walker, blankets, you name it. Everything all over the road. | |
| "I haven't slept. I can't sleep because every time I shut my eyes all I can see is Corey. | "I haven't slept. I can't sleep because every time I shut my eyes all I can see is Corey. |
| "They were just very happy, jolly lovely boys and their lives have been taken away so young, it's unbelievable." | "They were just very happy, jolly lovely boys and their lives have been taken away so young, it's unbelievable." |
| He described Casper as a "little livewire", who was "lovely to be with". | He described Casper as a "little livewire", who was "lovely to be with". |
| Corey and Casper were among a group of up to nine children being helped across the road by several adults on a family trip to a nearby park. | |
| The brothers' aunt, Tia Fletcher, who was among them, said their parents were "beside themselves". | |
| The boys also have two brothers, aged eight and four. Ms Fletcher said the eldest understood what had happened and "just wants to see his brothers". | |
| Avtar Chagger, a 54-year-old chemist, was in his office overlooking Longfellow Road when he heard a loud bang at about 14:00 GMT, went outside and dialled the emergency services. | |
| During a phone call lasting more than six minutes, Mr Chagger talked the emergency operators through what was happening and explained where he was. | |
| He said there was "a lot of panic and emotions". | |
| Mr Chagger said: "They told me to see if the six-year-old was breathing. I bent down and then a doctor came off the bus [to help Corey] so I went to the next child. | |
| "There was somebody pressing the chest of the two-year-old. I held the nose and I breathed into the child a number of times. By then the police and ambulance arrived and I came aside and let them deal with it." | |
| The boys' family said they wanted to say a "huge thank you" to neighbours, bystanders, the off-duty doctor and a nurse who helped at the scene, providing blankets for the two boys, and performing CPR. | |
| Mr May thanked emergency services and residents who "did their utmost" to save the children. | Mr May thanked emergency services and residents who "did their utmost" to save the children. |
| "Something has got to be done after this terrible accident," he said. | "Something has got to be done after this terrible accident," he said. |
| "Too many cars are going too fast on this road. I don't want anyone to go through something like this again." | "Too many cars are going too fast on this road. I don't want anyone to go through something like this again." |
| Family and friends have set up a number of fundraising pages to help the grieving parents. | Family and friends have set up a number of fundraising pages to help the grieving parents. |
| One of them had amassed more than £8,200 up to Friday afternoon, after being set up to raise £5,000 to help with funeral costs. | |
| Coventry City said its players would wear black armbands in Saturday's game against Mansfield Town in memory of the boys. |