Baby dies after car mounts kerb

A 15-month-old baby was killed in east London when a car mounted the kerb and hit his pushchair.

Finlay Woods was with his mother and grandmother when a Toyota 4X4 crashed in Cavendish Road, Chingford, on Thursday afternoon.

The toddler, who lived nearby, was taken to hospital by ambulance but died soon after arriving.

A 39-year-old woman arrested at the scene on suspicion of drinking and driving remains in custody.

Buggy trapped

Witnesses to the crash, which happened at about 1520 BST, are asked to contact police.

Police said the boy's mother and grandmother were walking with the pram when the vehicle mounted the kerb.

London Fire Brigade said they were called to reports of a child in a buggy trapped under a car but a member of the public managed to free the baby before they arrived.

A spokesman for London Ambulance Service said the boy suffered serious injuries and was treated at the scene.

He was then taken to Whipps Cross University Hospital by ambulance but later died.

Police said the woman was being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, drink driving and driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs.