Metro
Car crashes into shop, kills three-year-old
A three-year-old boy has died in a car crash after the vehicle he was in slammed into a shop wall on Morningside Road in Edinburgh, UK.
A 37-year-old woman who was driving the car around 2.30 pm on Tuesday climbed the pavement and hit the wall outside St Columba’s Hospice charity shop.
The woman and the boy were immediately rushed to the hospital but the boy died on arrival while the woman is currently being treated for her injuries.
Police Inspector Roger Park reacting to the incident, said:
‘The heartfelt thoughts of my colleagues and I remain with the families involved in this absolutely tragic incident.
“We are providing support to the family and I would ask that the privacy of those involved are respected at this time.
“Our enquiries will continue to establish the full circumstances of the collision.”
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