The police arrested its driver after an SCHOOLBOY was killed by a BMW.
After reports of a 7-year-old being hit by a motor vehicle, the emergency services raced into a West Yorkshire road on Wednesday night.
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The boy died tragically in hours after being rushed to the hospital.
West Yorkshire Police released the following statement: “Police in Huddersfield, investigating a fatal accident on the road are looking for witnesses.”
It happened at Longfield Avenue Golcar, Golcar around 6pm Wednesday (30th August), when a BMW X4 in black collided into a child.
“The seven-year-old boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries, but was sadly pronounced deceased a short time later.
“The driver of the vehicle, a male in his thirties, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and remains in custody at this time.
“Media are requested to respect the privacy of the deceased’s family at what will clearly be a very difficult time for them.
“The Major Collision Enquiry Team is investigating the incident and is asking for any witnesses to the collision, or what happened prior to it, to contact them on 101, or by using the livechat facility on the West Yorkshire Police website, quoting log 1378 of 30 August.
“Anyone with footage that may assist the investigation is also asked to make contact with the team.”