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Birmingham New Road crash: Second man arrested after death of two young boys

A second man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after two young brothers died in a crash in Wolverhampton.

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Sanjay and Pawanveer Singh

The 23-year-old, from Birmingham, was arrested in central Birmingham early this afternoon and will now be questioned over the fatal crash in Birmingham New Road.

Pawanveer Singh, aged 23 months, and his brother Sanjay, aged 10, from Dudley, died in the collision.

They were with their mother in their BMW turning right into Lawnswood Avenue, when they were struck by an Audi S3 at around 8.45pm on Thursday.

The driver of the Audi ran from the scene on foot.

A 31-year-old man from a third car, a Bentley, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has been released pending further investigation.

Det Sgt Paul Hughes, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit of West Midlands Police, said: "This afternoon’s arrest is a significant development, but the investigation is continuing and we still have lots of lines of enquiry to pursue.

"We would appeal to the public to keep contacting us with any information.

"Pawanveer and Sanjay’s family have been informed of this afternoon’s development, and we continue to support them through this terrible period.”

The family of the two boys have paid tribute to the pair.

They said in a statement: "Our family are grieving over the tragic deaths of our two beautiful children, as well as dealing with the shock of the horrific crash.

"We appeal to the general public to come forward as witnesses in order help police find the perpetrator who fled from the scene and to bring him or her to justice."

Anyone with information is urged to contact police via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk between 8am and midnight or call 101 anytime. Crimestoppers can be called anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Quote log number 2580 of 14 March.