A one-year-old boy has been killed in a collision in Birmingham, after a recovery truck reportedly hit a wall which then fell on the child.
The boy – who has not been formally identified – suffered a serious head injury and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers were called to Queens Road in Stechford, to the east of the city centre, at about 5pm on Monday following a report a recovery truck had hit a wall, which had then fallen on the child.
Police are appealing for witnesses as they investigate the cause of the collision. Queens Road is likely to be closed for some considerable time between Sedgemere and Broadstone roads.
West Midlands ambulance service said desperate efforts were made to save the toddler by ambulance staff and an emergency doctor. An ambulance service spokesperson said: “A rapid response vehicle was on scene within four minutes of the call and was backed up by an ambulance, a paramedic officer, an emergency doctor and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire air ambulance.
“Ambulance staff carried out advanced life support but sadly nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed dead at the scene.”
Insp Paul Bennett said: “This is a very tragic set of circumstances – words cannot describe what his family are going through and our thoughts are with them at this time.
“Specialist officers will be supporting the boy’s family and – as with all serious and fatal collisions – an investigation has been launched to establish the cause.”
Anyone with information about what happened should call police on 101 and ask for the collision investigation unit quoting log 1637 16/3/2015.
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