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| A 15-month-old baby was killed in east London when a car mounted the kerb and hit his pushchair. | A 15-month-old baby was killed in east London when a car mounted the kerb and hit his pushchair. |
| Finlay Woods was with his mother and grandmother when a Toyota 4X4 crashed in Cavendish Road, Chingford, on Thursday afternoon. | |
| The toddler, who lived nearby, was taken to hospital by air ambulance but died soon after arriving. | The toddler, who lived nearby, was taken to hospital by air ambulance but died soon after arriving. |
| A 39-year-old woman arrested at the scene on suspicion of drinking and driving remains in custody. | |
| Witnesses to the crash, which happened at about 1520 BST, are asked to contact police. | |
| Police said the boy's mother and grandmother were walking with the pram when the black 4x4 mounted the kerb. | |
| London Fire Brigade said they were called to reports of a child in a buggy trapped under a car but a member of the public managed to free the baby before they arrived. | |
| Police said the woman was being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, drink driving and driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs. |