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A two-month-old boy died when a car mounted the pavement and struck his pushchair.A two-month-old boy died when a car mounted the pavement and struck his pushchair.
The accident happened in Willesden Green, north-west London, on Monday evening.The accident happened in Willesden Green, north-west London, on Monday evening.
The baby was taken to the Royal Free Hospital but died a short time later. His mother was also hurt in the collision and suffered minor injuries. The baby suffered head injuries and died in hospital. His 32-year-old mother was also hurt in the collision and suffered minor injuries.
A police spokesman said the 62-year-old male driver stopped at the scene and was being questioned by officers. A police spokesman said the 62-year-old male driver stopped at the scene and had been questioned by officers.
Police said the child's mother was pushing him along Park Avenue when a silver Ford Fiesta came off the road. 'Extremely distressed'
'So sad' Insp Andy Nelson said the mother was now with her husband and that they have no other children.
Tony Singh, 40, a property developer who lives across the road, said: "We heard the noise, and I rang for an ambulance. "They are extremely distressed and it is very early in the proceedings," he said.
"I was speaking to the paramedics on my mobile phone and they told me to go to the baby, and that an ambulance was on the way." He added the driver, from Harrow, north-west London, had said the collision was due to brake failure.
Although he had blood on his head, I was hoping so much that he would be all right Witness Tony Singh Insp Nelson said his team is looking at whether his jeans had become caught in the brake pedal "as one of a number of things being investigated".
Mr Singh added: "The baby was still, then gave a hiccup, and the paramedics told me to pinch him to get a reaction. He screamed a little, and then the mother was pinching him too, then the ambulance arrived. The driver has been released and does not face any further action at this stage, though he could do later.
'Blood on head'
Police said the child's mother was pushing him along Park Avenue when a silver Ford Fiesta came off the road at a junction 35 yards from the scene of the crash.
Tony Singh, 40, a property developer who lives across the road to where the accident happened, said: "I was speaking to the paramedics on my mobile phone and they told me to go to the baby, and that an ambulance was on the way."
"The baby was still, then gave a hiccup, and the paramedics told me to pinch him to get a reaction. He screamed a little, and then the mother was pinching him too, then the ambulance arrived.
"Although he had blood on his head, I was hoping so much that he would be all right, and it was so sad when the police officers doing door-to-door inquiries told me later in the evening that he had died.""Although he had blood on his head, I was hoping so much that he would be all right, and it was so sad when the police officers doing door-to-door inquiries told me later in the evening that he had died."
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the baby was believed to have lived locally but had not yet been formally identified. A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out and an inquest is due to be opened and adjourned later.
A post-mortem examination was due to be carried out, and an inquest was due to be opened and adjourned later.