Leeds crash: Horrified kids saw moment child, 4, and mum killed 'on their way to nursery' after Audi crashed into them | The Sun
HORRIFIED kids witnessed a mum and her four-year-old be killed on their way to nursery yesterday, it is claimed.
The pair were walking in the Sheepscar area of Leeds when an Audi mounted the pavement and smashed into a Jaguar car dealership.
Emergency services rushed to the scene on the A61 Scott Hall Road at around 8.30am.
West Yorkshire Police found a white Audi TT crashed into a wall and two pedestrians suffering injuries.
Both were pronounced dead a short time later, a force spokesman said.
The driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He remains under arrest.
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Distraught families last night told how their children had watched the horror unfold.
One parent said: "My son witnessed it waiting for the bus to school.
"He's shaken up. I managed to go pick him up before the road was closed and brought him home.
"Just seeing the state of the car made me feel uneasy so can’t begin to imaging what it’s done to him seeing it."
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Another said: "Just had to pick my son up, he witnessed it."
A traffic officer told shocked onlookers it was the worst scene he had ever attended.
A witness said: "The entire front of the Audi is missing. The mother and child were pedestrians crossing the road.
"The driver was at the lights revving. He set off and 200 yards down the road he struck the two people on the pavement."
Meanwhile a tyre fitter who works nearby said: "I heard the Audi TT revving his engine at the red lights.
"Then he flew off down the road. I could see the driver at the wheel.
"I did not see the crash. But then all hell broke loose."
One woman who was passing by said: "Seeing the scene broke me."
The road remains closed as enquiries continue.
Residents described how the A-road is used as a "racing track" by speeding drivers who hurtle down it past the limit.
Cops are investigating if this is relevant in this case.
Detective Inspector Paul Conroy said: "This is an absolutely tragic incident, and we are working to support the family of the woman and child involved.
"We have already spoken to a number of witnesses but are keen to speak to anyone else who has witnessed the collision itself or the events leading up to it.
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"We would also ask anyone who was in the area around the time of this collision to check their dashcam footage."
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Major Collision Enquiry Team by using 101 Live Chat online or by calling 101, quoting log 260 of January 16.
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