) A force spokeswoman said: "We were called to the junction of Braunstone Lane and Mortimer Way shortly after 11am today following a report a black Vauxhall Astra had left the road and collided with two children. "One of the children was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. The other girl, also aged 14 suffered injuries that were not life-threatening or life-changing." A man in his 30s was also taken to the major trauma centre at the University Hospital of Coventry, in Walsgrave. Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward ( Leicestershire Live) His injuries are described as "serious". Road closures remain in place while inquiries into the incident continue and no arrests have been made so far. Detective Sergeant Lisa Wood, from the force's Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU), said crash investigators have already interviewed several people who were in the area at the time of the fatal crash, but said the forc){kind=link}
Forensic crash investigators remain at the scene where a car that’s believed to be the vehicle involved can be seen on its side inside a screened police cordon at the roadside
A 14-year-old girl has died and another injured after a car veered off the road and smashed into children.
The teenager was one of two youngsters who were hit when a black Vauxhaull left the road in Leicester.
The horriying incident happened earlier this morning at the junction of Braunstone Lane and Mortimer Way, off Narborough Road, according to police.
Forensic crash investigators remain at the scene where a car believed to be the vehicle involved can be seen on its side inside a screened police cordon at the roadside, LeicestershireLive reports.