A ONE-year-old girl has died after the car she was in crashed into a fence.
The crash happened on Thursday (June 22) in Smockington Lane (B4114) in Wolvey.
A blue Audi Q3 left the road and collided with a wooden fence at around 2:05pm.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “When ambulance staff arrived they found a girl inside the car who had sustained serious injuries. Ambulance staff and a doctor worked as a team to administer advanced trauma care to her.
“The girl was transferred by land ambulance on blue lights to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further emergency care; the doctor travelled with the ambulance crew to continue treatment en route.
“Sadly, despite the best efforts of ambulance staff and hospital medics, nothing could be done to save the girl and she was confirmed dead a short time later at hospital.”
Police would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or who may have seen the manner in which the vehicle was being driven before the collision.
Should you have any information, please contact police urgently on 101, quoting incident number 236 of June 22.
