Teen killed in Birmingham crash on Shaftmoor Lane, man, 19, arrested

A 16-year-old boy died after a Seat Ibiza hit railings in Birmingham's Acocks Green area on Saturday evening. A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

16-year-old killed in Acocks Green car crash, 19-year-old held

A 19-year-old man has been arrested after a boy aged 16 was killed in a crash in Birmingham on Saturday evening, bbc.co.uk reports.

West Midlands Police said the teenager was travelling in a white Seat Ibiza when the vehicle struck railings on Shaftmoor Lane, in the Acocks Green area, at around 20:30 BST. Paramedics attended the scene but the boy was pronounced dead there despite their efforts.

A second teenage passenger was taken to hospital with a serious arm injury.

The 19-year-old was arrested on suspicion of causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving, as well as failing to provide a breath specimen, West Midlands Police confirmed.

Officers from the force's serious collision investigation unit are appealing for information and are asking anyone with dashcam footage recorded around the time of the crash to come forward.

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