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| Toddler dies in hit-and-run crash | Toddler dies in hit-and-run crash |
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| A 19-month-old boy has died after a stolen Jeep crashed into his pushchair in south-east London. | A 19-month-old boy has died after a stolen Jeep crashed into his pushchair in south-east London. |
| Two 14-year-old boys were arrested after the crash in Rolls Road, Southwark, when a stolen green Jeep Wrangler hit a tree and then the child. | Two 14-year-old boys were arrested after the crash in Rolls Road, Southwark, when a stolen green Jeep Wrangler hit a tree and then the child. |
| The injured boy died in an east London hospital following the crash, after which the occupants of the Jeep fled. | |
| His mother was carrying a baby boy in her arms, who received a bump on the head in the incident. | His mother was carrying a baby boy in her arms, who received a bump on the head in the incident. |
| One youth was detained by police close to the scene of the crash, while the other was arrested late on Friday night at a house in Southwark. Both are being held in custody at south London police stations. | One youth was detained by police close to the scene of the crash, while the other was arrested late on Friday night at a house in Southwark. Both are being held in custody at south London police stations. |
| The injured baby - thought to be only a few weeks old - was taken to hospital but later discharged. His mother was uninjured. | The injured baby - thought to be only a few weeks old - was taken to hospital but later discharged. His mother was uninjured. |
| 'Gentle family' | 'Gentle family' |
| Two of the three suspects were described as white, aged between 14 and 18, and between 5ft 5ins to 5ft 8ins tall. | Two of the three suspects were described as white, aged between 14 and 18, and between 5ft 5ins to 5ft 8ins tall. |
| One was wearing navy tracksuit bottoms and a hoodie, while the other was wearing a light coloured tracksuit. The other youth was Asian. | One was wearing navy tracksuit bottoms and a hoodie, while the other was wearing a light coloured tracksuit. The other youth was Asian. |
| The family of the victim live on the road running parallel to the scene of the accident. | The family of the victim live on the road running parallel to the scene of the accident. |
| The car also struck a tree in the crash | The car also struck a tree in the crash |
| A neighbour, Angel Jappie, 29, said : "They are a very gentle, very soft family, they were quiet. | A neighbour, Angel Jappie, 29, said : "They are a very gentle, very soft family, they were quiet. |
| "The baby was born just three weeks ago. I remember them getting back from the hospital." | "The baby was born just three weeks ago. I remember them getting back from the hospital." |
| She said gangs of youths very often speed around in stolen cars on estates near Rolls Road. | She said gangs of youths very often speed around in stolen cars on estates near Rolls Road. |
| The dead toddler's family was "devastated", a woman claiming to be a friend of the family said. | The dead toddler's family was "devastated", a woman claiming to be a friend of the family said. |
| "She (the mother) was so upset. They were just coming home from school and her little boy has been killed," she said. | "She (the mother) was so upset. They were just coming home from school and her little boy has been killed," she said. |