Two arrested after two children killed in Basildon car collision
Two arrested after two children killed in Basildon car collision
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Essex police said a boy and a girl died at the scene and the car involved failed to stop. Two people have been arrested after two children died in a car collision in Essex, police have said. Officers were called to Walthams Place in Basildon at about 6.25pm on Saturday to reports of a crash and a car failing to stop. Emergency services attended but a boy and girl died at the scene, Essex police said. The force said a man and a woman had been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and failing to stop at the scene of a collision and remain in custody.
Stuart Hooper, a temporary assistant chief constable at Essex police, said: “My thoughts are with the friends and family of the girl and boy who have died this evening. “Specialist officers are supporting them at this unimaginably difficult time. “Our officers will be carrying out enquiries in the area this evening to establish the circumstances which led up to the collision, so if you saw anything or have any information please get in contact.”.
