Girl, 7, killed and boy, 14, arrested after alleged hit-and-run
A seven-year-old girl has been killed in an alleged hit-and-run in Blakenall.
Police were called to Turnstone Road shortly after 7pm yesterday (Thursday) after the girl was hit by a motorcycle.
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and remains in custody, but officers are asking the public to come forward and help them find the bike and help with their investigation.
The motorcycle is described as a road bike and is blue and black. Police say enquiries are ongoing to determine the exact make and model.
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've still to recover the bike involved and I know someone out there in the local community knows where the bike is.
"I now need that community to come together and work with me.
"This is not about protecting people, this is about doing the right thing.
"As such I would urge anyone with any information, however large or small, to make contact with us.
"This is a heart-breaking situation that no family should ever go through and my thoughts are with the family of this young girl."
West Midlands Ambulance Service said in a statement: "We were called to reports of an RTC on Turnstone Road in Walsall just after 7pm last night (Thursday).
"Two ambulances, two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic along with the Midlands Air Ambulance from Tatenhill were sent to the scene.
"On arrival, crews discovered a pedestrian and a motorbike had been involved in a collision and the pedestrian, a female child, was in a critical condition," the statement continued.
"She was receiving basic life support and ambulance crews immediately took over to provide advanced life support and trauma care before she was conveyed on blue lights to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for further treatment."
The family of the girl are aware and are being supported by specially-trained Family Liaison Officers.
Anyone with any information should contact us via Live Chat on our website or 101 quoting log 4332 of 27 July.
You can email the investigation team direct at SCIU@westmidlands.police.uk.
