Toddler killed by car after wandering into the road

A toddler has been killed by a driver after he wandered onto the road.

The young boy died after he was hit on a road in Acton, west London, on Sunday evening.

Emergency services were alerted to the crash scene on Acton Lane at about 6.45pm.

It is thought the tot was hit after wandering onto the street, the Sun reports.

The mum was reportedly heard screaming to try to make the driver stop.

A neighbour told the outlet: ‘The boy’s mum was telling the driver to stop – but he still went.’

A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service told Metro in a statement: ‘We were called at 6.58pm on Sunday to reports of an incident on Acton Lane, NW10.

‘We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer.

We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance.

‘Very sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews, a child was pronounced dead at the scene.’

Metro contacted the Met Police for a comment.

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