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| Boy, 12, dies after bicycle hit by car in Birmingham | Boy, 12, dies after bicycle hit by car in Birmingham |
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| Emergency services were called to Coventry Road at the junction with Berkeley Road | |
| A 12-year-old boy has died after his bicycle was hit by a car in Birmingham. | A 12-year-old boy has died after his bicycle was hit by a car in Birmingham. |
| It happened on Coventry Road, in the Yardley area, at about 18:15 BST on Thursday and the boy died at the scene. | It happened on Coventry Road, in the Yardley area, at about 18:15 BST on Thursday and the boy died at the scene. |
| A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and being unfit through drugs and remains in custody, police said. | A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and being unfit through drugs and remains in custody, police said. |
| Officers have appealed for anyone with information or dashcam footage of the crash to contact them. | Officers have appealed for anyone with information or dashcam footage of the crash to contact them. |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said a pedestrian who had also been hit by a car near the scene was taken to the Heartlands Hospital with minor injuries. | West Midlands Ambulance Service said a pedestrian who had also been hit by a car near the scene was taken to the Heartlands Hospital with minor injuries. |
| The death is the third involving a cyclist in Birmingham in as many weeks and the area's cycling commissioner has called for urgent safety improvements. | The death is the third involving a cyclist in Birmingham in as many weeks and the area's cycling commissioner has called for urgent safety improvements. |
| Mohammed, who is from the area, told BBC News a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle as he ran to help the 12-year-old and was taken away in an ambulance. He said people did not feel safe on the streets. | Mohammed, who is from the area, told BBC News a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle as he ran to help the 12-year-old and was taken away in an ambulance. He said people did not feel safe on the streets. |
| "He was trying to show his support and go help him," he said. | "He was trying to show his support and go help him," he said. |
| "As a result of that he has been injured as well." | "As a result of that he has been injured as well." |
| Mohammed said a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle as he went to help the boy | Mohammed said a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle as he went to help the boy |
| He said there had been a few recent incidents with vehicles and pedestrians on the road. | He said there had been a few recent incidents with vehicles and pedestrians on the road. |
| A pedestrian narrowly avoided being struck by a car that went on to into a fence on the same stretch on Tuesday. | A pedestrian narrowly avoided being struck by a car that went on to into a fence on the same stretch on Tuesday. |
| "He lost control of the car and hit the fence," Mohammed said. | "He lost control of the car and hit the fence," Mohammed said. |
| "It just shows as a community, me, myself as a 16-year-old you don't feel safe walking around these streets any more.." | "It just shows as a community, me, myself as a 16-year-old you don't feel safe walking around these streets any more.." |
| West Midlands Cycling Commissioner Adam Tranter, who was appointed in 2021, has called for tougher policing and extra road safety measures from Birmingham City Council after a spate of fatal crashes involving bikes. | West Midlands Cycling Commissioner Adam Tranter, who was appointed in 2021, has called for tougher policing and extra road safety measures from Birmingham City Council after a spate of fatal crashes involving bikes. |
| 'Grim statistics' | 'Grim statistics' |
| Speaking before the latest death, he said collisions happened "with such a regularity that you could be fooled into thinking that this is normal". | Speaking before the latest death, he said collisions happened "with such a regularity that you could be fooled into thinking that this is normal". |
| "My message is that this is not normal," Mr Tranter said. | "My message is that this is not normal," Mr Tranter said. |
| The Better Streets for Birmingham group also called for improved safety in a letter published on Twitter on Friday. | The Better Streets for Birmingham group also called for improved safety in a letter published on Twitter on Friday. |
| It tweeted: "The killing of a child cyclist now puts the grim statistics in our letter out of date. The situation is untenable." | It tweeted: "The killing of a child cyclist now puts the grim statistics in our letter out of date. The situation is untenable." |
| In its letter, the group criticised what it described as a "delay" in delivering road safety measures. | In its letter, the group criticised what it described as a "delay" in delivering road safety measures. |
| It has also invited people to a vigil on Saturday, at the junction of Belgrave Middleway and Horton Square, where a cyclist died on 16 May. | It has also invited people to a vigil on Saturday, at the junction of Belgrave Middleway and Horton Square, where a cyclist died on 16 May. |
| Birmingham City Council said it hoped to have a regional road safety strategy in place by the end of the year and had a target of cutting all traffic deaths and serious injuries. | Birmingham City Council said it hoped to have a regional road safety strategy in place by the end of the year and had a target of cutting all traffic deaths and serious injuries. |
| Correction: An earlier version of this article wrongly carried a picture from a previous story and this has been replaced. | Correction: An earlier version of this article wrongly carried a picture from a previous story and this has been replaced. |
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| Birmingham | Birmingham |
| Cycling | Cycling |