Appeal for witnesses to fatal road accident

A five-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car in north-west London. The youngster had been with his mother and sister when he was hit by a Mercedes.

The driver of the car stopped at the scene but was not arrested.

Roads and transport police are appealing for witnesses after the collision in Brent Cross.

Officers were called at 12.05pm yesterday to reports of the incident on Marble Drive.

London Ambulance Service attended the collision but the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.