A two-year-old boy has died and four adults have been hospitalised after a stolen Porsche ploughed into a car in a fatal hit and run.
Police and paramedics were called to Dartmouth Road, in Smethwick, West Midlands, following the smash between the two cars on Saturday night.
Emergency services said they dashed the toddler and four adults to hospital, but despite their efforts, the young boy tragically died.
West Midlands Police have now launched a manhunt for the owner of a grey Porsche Cayenne, which can be worth around £80,000.
Officers believe he hit the Toyota as is travelled from a roundabout on Kenrick Way before the suspect fled the scene.
Cops have confirmed that two people are still fighting for their lives in hospital.
They have been identified as a 29-year-old woman and 30-year-old man.
Another man and woman, both aged 30, have been described as stable.
West Midlands Police said officers conducted additional checks on the car and discovered it was stolen earlier this month.
A spokesperson said: ‘We have spoken to witnesses and CCTV enquiries in and around the area are underway.
‘The road was closed in both directions while specialist reconstruction staff examined the scene, but has now reopened.’
Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes from the force’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: ‘Our thoughts remain with the family of the little boy at this extremely difficult time. I would urge the driver of the Porsche to do the right thing and come and talk to us.
‘They made the wrong decision to run away and I’m asking them now to make the right one.
‘I also want to appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision and hasn’t already spoken to us, or has CCTV or dash-cam footage to get in touch.’
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