Overview
- The crash on Icknield Street in Hockley, reported around 11pm Thursday, left a nine-year-old passenger who later died in hospital.
- Police arrested two men, aged 22 and 23 from a BMW, on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and drug‑impaired driving.
- A woman and two other children from the same car were taken to hospital for checks, with no further condition details released.
- West Midlands Police asked witnesses to share dashcam or doorbell video via Live Chat or by calling 101 quoting log 5769 of April 2, or by emailing sciu@westmidlands.police.uk.
- A local worker described one car on the pavement near a railway bridge wall and the other badly damaged in the road as investigators cleared the scene.