A MAN has been arrested after an 11-year-old boy was killed while riding his bike in a Warwickshire village.
Police were called to the crash in a country road in Ansley Comon near Nuneaton at 2.40pm yesterday.
A sign appeals for witnesses at the scene on Coleshill Road, Nuneaton following a fatal collision in Ansley CommonSWNS:South West News ServiceFlowers are being left at the sceneSWNS:South West News Service
Paramedics battled to save the youngster and rushed him to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A Warwickshire Police spokesman said: “This is a tragic incident and we’re appealing to anyone who may have witnessed what happened or was passing with dash cameras in this location to please contact us.
“Our thoughts are with the boy’s family at this time.”
The arrested man has been released under investigation.
Anyone with information should call 101 quoting incident number 215 of 2 November 2019.
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Meanwhile a candlelit vigil is being held for the young boy.
It will be at Brett’s Hall Park in Ansley Common at 6pm tonight.
Those who knew the youngster were urged to light up the park for him.
The death has shocked the local communitySWNS:South West News Service
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