Smethwick crash: Boy, 2, killed in stolen Porsche hit-and-run as police launch manhunt
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A toddler has tragically died after a man crashed a stolen Porshe into another car and then drove off. Police and paramedics were called to Dartmouth Road, in Smethwick, West Midlands, following a crash between two cars on Saturday night. Emergency services said they raced a two-year-old child and four adults to hospital. Despite their best efforts, the toddler sadly died.
West Midlands Police are now hunting for the driver of a grey Porsche Cayenne, which can be worth around £80,000. Officers believe he hit the Toyota as is travelled from a roundabout on Kenrick Way. The suspect fled the scene shortly before 11pm. The force has confirmed that two people are still fighting for their lives in hospital. They have been identified as a 29-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man. While another man and woman, aged 30, are described as being stable.
A West Midlands Police said officers conducted additional checks on the car and discovered it was stolen earlier this month. A spokesperson said: "We have spoken to witnesses and CCTV enquiries in and around the area are underway. The road was closed in both directions while specialist reconstruction staff examined the scene, but has now reopened.".
Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes from the force's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "Our thoughts remain with the family of the little boy at this extremely difficult time. I would urge the driver of the Porsche to do the right thing and come and talk to us.
