An 11-year-old boy has tragically died in hospital four days after being hit by a car outside a Cheshire school. Emergency services were called out to Wrexham Road, near to the entrance of King's School, in Chester at around 5.12pm on Tuesday (November 12).
It followed a collision involving a grey Nissan Qashqai and the boy, who was a pedestrian. He was treated at the scene before being taken to Alder Hey Hospital for treatment to serious injuries.
Sadly, the boy died this morning (Saturday). His family are being supported by specialist officers, Cheshire Police says. READ MORE: New Met Office map shows which Greater Manchester boroughs will be hit by snow next week - and exactly when The driver of the Nissan, a 28-year-old woman from Wrexham, was uninjured during the incident and no arrests have been made.
Enquiries are ongoing and officers are urging witnesses, or anyone with information or CCTV footage, to come forward. Sergeant Russell Sime, of Cheshire Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "We understand that this was distressing incident, and our thoughts remain with the victim’s family at this difficult time.