A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a three-week-old baby died in a road crash today.
The incident happened on the A451 between Kidderminster and Stourport at around 12.09am.
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Wyre Forest Police said the crash involved a black Ford Focus and black Suzuki Vitara.
A three-week-old baby, who was in the Suzuki, died at the scene.
The other two occupants, a man and a woman in their 20s, required hospital treatment for injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening.
The driver of the Ford Focus was not injured in the collision.
Police confirmed a 39-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is currently in police custody.
The force said officers would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage from around the time it happened.
Inspector Steph Arrowsmith said: “A young baby boy has tragically died and our thoughts are very much with the baby’s parents and wider family at this incredibly distressing time.
“A man has been arrested as our enquiries continue, and I would ask anyone who was on the A451 between Kidderminster and Stourport around the time of the collision to please get in contact with us.”
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