Baby girl and boy, 6, rushed to hospital after BMW smashes into parked car

A woman has been arrested after a crash left a six-year-old boy seriously injured.

The incident happened on Thornton Road, Ellesmere Port, shortly after 9pm last night (April 10). Police say a silver BMW collided with a parked car - a blue Citroen Berlingo - causing significant damage to both vehicles. The 30-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, drink-driving and drug-driving.

A six-year-old boy was taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital with serious injuries, while a six-month-old baby was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital as a precaution. Both were passengers in the car, Cheshire Live reports.

A Cheshire Constabulary spokesperson said: "At 9.17pm on Sunday 10 April police were called to reports of a collision on Thornton Road, Ellesmere Port. Officers attended the scene and found that a silver BMW had collided with parked car - a blue Citroen Berlingo.

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"The driver of the car, a 30-year-old local woman, was subsequently arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, drink driving and drug driving. A six month-old baby girl and a 6-year-old boy, who were both passengers in the vehicle, were treated at the scene by paramedics.

"The six-year-old was subsequently taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital with what are believed to be serious injuries. The baby was taken to the Countess of Chester as a precaution. The woman is currently in police custody assisting officers with their enquiries."

A North West Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We have taken two patients to hospital. A child was taken to Alder Hey with serious injuries.