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Man arrested after boy, 2, died in crash

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A man has been arrested in connection with a crash in the West Midlands involving a stolen Porsche in which a two-year-old boy died.

The 30-year-old is being held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, West Midlands Police said.

The crash, which also injured four adults, happened on Dartmouth Road in Smethwick, on Saturday evening.

Police said the suspect was detained after the force received new information about the collision.

The boy and the adults were in a Toyota Auris when it was in collision with a grey Porsche Cayenne just before 23:00 GMT.

Detectives said the driver of the Porsche, which had been stolen earlier in December, fled the scene.

A woman, aged 29, and a 30-year-old man remain in a serious condition in hospital following the collision, WMP said.

The road had been shut in both directions to enable specialist reconstruction staff to examine the scene, but it has since been reopened.

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