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| Baby dies as car mounts pavement | Baby dies as car mounts pavement |
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| A two-month-old boy died when a car mounted the pavement and struck his pushchair. | A two-month-old boy died when a car mounted the pavement and struck his pushchair. |
| The accident happened in Park Avenue, Willesden Green in north-west London, on Monday evening. | |
| The baby suffered head injuries and died in hospital. His 32-year-old mother also suffered minor injuries in the collision. | |
| A police spokesman said the 62-year-old male driver stopped at the scene and had been questioned by officers. | A police spokesman said the 62-year-old male driver stopped at the scene and had been questioned by officers. |
| 'Extremely distressed' | 'Extremely distressed' |
| Inspector Andy Nelson said the mother was now with her husband and that they have no other children. | |
| "They are extremely distressed and it is very early in the proceedings," he said. | "They are extremely distressed and it is very early in the proceedings," he said. |
| He added that the driver, from Harrow, north-west London, had said the collision was due to brake failure. | |
| Insp Nelson said his team is looking at whether his jeans had become caught in the brake pedal "as one of a number of things being investigated". | Insp Nelson said his team is looking at whether his jeans had become caught in the brake pedal "as one of a number of things being investigated". |
| The driver has been released and does not face any further action at this stage, though he could do later. | The driver has been released and does not face any further action at this stage, though he could do later. |
| 'Blood on head' | 'Blood on head' |
| Police said the child's mother was pushing him along Park Avenue when a silver Ford Fiesta came off the road at a junction 35 yards from the scene of the crash. | Police said the child's mother was pushing him along Park Avenue when a silver Ford Fiesta came off the road at a junction 35 yards from the scene of the crash. |
| Tony Singh, 40, a property developer who lives across the road to where the accident happened, said: "I was speaking to the paramedics on my mobile phone and they told me to go to the baby, and that an ambulance was on the way. | |
| "The baby was still, then gave a hiccup, and the paramedics told me to pinch him to get a reaction. He screamed a little, and then the mother was pinching him too, then the ambulance arrived. | "The baby was still, then gave a hiccup, and the paramedics told me to pinch him to get a reaction. He screamed a little, and then the mother was pinching him too, then the ambulance arrived. |
| "Although he had blood on his head, I was hoping so much that he would be all right, and it was so sad when the police officers doing door-to-door inquiries told me later in the evening that he had died." | "Although he had blood on his head, I was hoping so much that he would be all right, and it was so sad when the police officers doing door-to-door inquiries told me later in the evening that he had died." |
| Prayers for baby | |
| Vicky Williamson, 68, who lives opposite, returned to the spot where the accident happened to lay a floral tribute on Tuesday. | |
| She said: "I heard the bang, and the noise, and screaming from the mother. | |
| "I asked, 'do you want me to pray for the baby?' and she said, 'yes' and I did so. | |
| "I thought he would be all right, but then the police knocked on my door later, and told me he had died, and that made me so sad." | |
| A post-mortem examination was due to be carried out and an inquest was due to be opened and adjourned. |