Boy, four, dies in Leamington crash

Specially trained officers are providing support to his family

Author: Dan DaviesPublished 7th Dec 2021

Warwickshire Police are looking to speak to witnesses of a crash in Leamington which has left a four-year-old boy dead.

Emergency services were called to Kenilworth Road shortly after 6:30pm on Friday 3 December. The collision involved a Honda Jazz.

The driver – a man in his 40s – suffered minor injuries while a passenger – a four-year-old child - was taken to hospital with head injuries.

Sadly the child later died and specially trained officers are providing support to his family.

Enquiries are currently ongoing and police are keen to speak with anyone who saw the incident or has dashcam footage.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting incident number 361 of 3 December.

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