Man killed and one-year-old toddler fighting for life after car smashes into pedestrians before hitting wall
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A MAN has been killed and a one-year-old baby is fighting for his life after a car smashed into pedestrians. The tragedy unfolded after a vehicle swerved off the road and ploughed into a wall on West Street, in the Worsbrough area of Barnsley, at 11.41am yesterday.
![[Cops were called to West Street in the Worsbrough area of Barnsley]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/officers-called-west-street-worsbrough-959478111.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Cops responded to reports of a crash involving a blue Volkswagen Polo. A 56-year-old man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency services rushed a one-year-old boy to hospital where he remains in critical condition after suffering life-threatening injuries.
![[A man has died and a one-year-old baby is fighting for his life]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/officers-called-west-street-worsbrough-959478124.jpg?strip=all&w=540)
The family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers. A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "We're appealing for information and witnesses after the death of a man and the critical injury of a toddler following a road traffic collision in Barnsley.
"At 11.41am yesterday (Sunday 22 December) officers were called to West Street in the Worsbrough area of Barnsley to reports of a collision involving a car and two pedestrians. "A blue Volkswagen Polo was involved in a collision with a wall and a 56-year-old man and a 1-year-old boy. The man sadly died at the scene and the boy was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. He remains in hospital at this time in a critical condition.
"The family of the man have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers. "The driver of the Volkswagen stopped at the scene and is assisting officers with their enquiries. "We're appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident with information, CCTV or dashcam footage to get in touch.
