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Boy, 5, Suffers Life-Changing Injuries in Kilburn Hit-and-Run as Police Arrest Driver

Investigators are appealing for witnesses to provide CCTV or dashcam footage.

Overview

  • Police say a vehicle struck the child on Kilburn High Road at about 5:09pm on Tuesday, February 3.
  • London Ambulance Service and London’s air ambulance treated him at the scene before transport to a major trauma centre.
  • Officers report his injuries have been assessed as life-changing and he remains in hospital.
  • A 57-year-old man was located and arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop, and he remains in custody.
  • The Met’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit asks anyone with information or footage to call 0207 597 4874 or 101 quoting CAD 5654/03FEB2026, with local cordons set up between Willesden Lane and Quex Road after the crash.