Two children dead in hit and run as police arrest man and woman

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In a heart-wrenching incident, 2 children person tragically mislaid their lives pursuing a car clang successful Essex, with constabulary confirming the apprehension of 2 individuals. Essex Police disclosed that a antheral and a pistillate are being held connected suspicion of causing decease by careless driving and failing to halt aft the collision.

The devastating lawsuit occurred connected Walthams Place successful Pitsea, Essex, connected Saturday evening conscionable past 6pm. In the aftermath of the fatal accident, authorities are urging anyone with accusation to travel forward.

Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Hooper expressed his deepest sympathies to the loved ones of the young victims, who are receiving enactment from specializer officers during this "unimaginably difficult" period. The authoritative connection from Essex Police stated: "Two radical person been arrested aft 2 children died pursuing a collision successful Pitsea."

"We received a telephone astatine 6.25pm connected Saturday 1 February reporting a miss and a lad had been progressive successful a collision with a car successful Walthams Place. The car failed to halt astatine the scene."

"Emergency services attended but, contempt their champion efforts, some children were pronounced dead. A antheral and a pistillate person since been arrested connected suspicion of causing decease by careless driving and failing to halt astatine the country of a collision," reports The Mirror.

A miss and a lad had been progressive successful a collision with a car successful Walthams Place (Image: Google Maps)

"They are presently successful custody."

Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Hooper expressed his deepest sympathies, saying: "My thoughts are with the friends and household of the miss and lad who person died this evening. Specialist officers are supporting them astatine this genuinely unimaginably hard time."

He besides urged locals for assistance: "Our officers volition beryllium carrying retired enquiries successful the country this evening to found the circumstances which led up to the collision truthful if you saw thing oregon person immoderate accusation delight get successful contact."

Essex Police person issued a plea for anyone with CCTV, dash cam oregon doorbell footage to travel forward, alongside witnesses oregon those with immoderate applicable cognition astir the tragic incident. Those capable to assistance are being asked to scope retired done the Essex Police's online portal, referencing incidental 931 of February 1st.