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- A 2-year-old boy is dead after a car crash on a highway near Peterborough, England, on Saturday, Dec. 20
- “Our thoughts are with the parents and family of this young child who has tragically lost his life in this collision,” said Sergeant David McIlwhan
- A 64-year-old driver has been granted bail after being arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
A toddler is dead and five other people are seriously injured after their broken down vehicle was struck by another car.
At around 6:20 p.m. local time on Saturday, Dec. 20, a Toyota Auris that had broken down in a live lane of the A1 northbound carriageway near Peterborough, England, was hit by a Volkswagen Touran, Cambridgeshire Police confirmed in a news release.
A 2-year-old boy from London, who had been traveling in the Toyota, was killed in the crash.
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Five others who had been in the same vehicle were rushed to Peterborough City Hospital with serious injuries, police added.
The 64-year-old driver of the Volkswagen, who was from Peterborough, was “slightly injured” in the crash, police said. He was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, but has since been released on bail until March 20.
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“Our thoughts are with the parents and family of this young child who has tragically lost his life in this collision,” said Sergeant David McIlwhan in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. “The family is being supported by specialist family liaison officers.”
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Sgt McIlwhan added, “I would appeal for anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage but was unable to stop at the scene, to get in touch.”
Police have advised anyone with information regarding the incident to report it online, quoting incident 401 of December 20. Alternatively, reports can be made by calling 101.
Cambridgeshire Police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for further comment amid their ongoing investigation.
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