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| Toddler dies and mother critical after Coventry crash | |
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| A two-year-old boy has died and his mother is critically ill after they were hit by a car. | A two-year-old boy has died and his mother is critically ill after they were hit by a car. |
| They were struck in Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry, at about 21:00 BST on Sunday, West Midlands Police said. | They were struck in Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry, at about 21:00 BST on Sunday, West Midlands Police said. |
| The toddler was taken to hospital with "severe injuries" but died later. His mother, 32, suffered multiple fractures and remains in a critical condition. Three other siblings were unhurt. | The toddler was taken to hospital with "severe injuries" but died later. His mother, 32, suffered multiple fractures and remains in a critical condition. Three other siblings were unhurt. |
| The driver of the car, a 39-year-old man, stopped at the scene. | The driver of the car, a 39-year-old man, stopped at the scene. |
| Police said he was assisting them with their inquiries. | Police said he was assisting them with their inquiries. |
| The family had been visiting relatives when the Volkswagen Bora hit the pedestrians, police said. | The family had been visiting relatives when the Volkswagen Bora hit the pedestrians, police said. |
| Stoney Stanton Road was closed for several hours while emergency services attended the scene and investigations were carried out. | Stoney Stanton Road was closed for several hours while emergency services attended the scene and investigations were carried out. |
| A friend of the family, Daljit Bhogal, said the family was "devastated and in shock". | |
| Mr Bhogal described how witnesses went to help and had to lift a car to get the trapped boy out from underneath it. | |
| "They are just a proper, normal family that has just been devastated. My heart just goes out to them," he said. | |
| An eyewitness, who did not want to be named, said she heard "a big bang" and "a lady screaming". | An eyewitness, who did not want to be named, said she heard "a big bang" and "a lady screaming". |
| "A lot of people had come out... we were all in shock," she said. | |
| 'Understandably distraught' | 'Understandably distraught' |
| "I was praying, hoping he [the boy] was ok. I'm in shock, it was really horrible." | |
| Det Sgt Paul Hughes said there was "a large number of people" around and has urged witnesses to come forward. | |
| "I would ask people at this stage not to speculate on what happened and to consider the further distress this may cause the family," he said. | |
| "They need our combined support to help them through this dreadful time." | "They need our combined support to help them through this dreadful time." |