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The boy is still in custody and officers are searching for a blue and black road bike, and trying to determine the exact make and model, said West Midlands Police
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after a seven-year-old girl died in a hit-and-run last night, police have said.
Emergency services raced to a road in Walsall, West Midlands around 7pm after the girl was hit by a motorcycle. She was found in a critical condition and rushed by ambulance to Birmingham Children’s Hospital, where she sadly died.
The boy remains in custody and police are searching for a blue and black road bike, and trying to determine the exact make and model. Detectives have now issued an appeal for members of the public to come forward with information to help with their investigation.
West Midlands Police’s DS Paul Hughes, from the serious collision investigation unit, said: “This is an absolutely tragic event which has resulted in the death of an innocent child. We have still to recover the motorbike involved and I know someone out there in the local community knows where the bike is.