A TEENAGE boy has died and another left injured in a horror crash – as a 19-year-old driver is arrested.
Cops were scrambled to Shaftmoor Lane in Birmingham at around 8.30pm on Saturday night following a crash involving a white Seat Ibiza.
West Midlands Police said the vehicle had smashed into railings as emergency services raced to the scene.
Despite the best efforts of paramedics, a 16-year-old boy inside the vehicle was pronounced dead.
A second passenger, a boy in his teens, was taken to hospital with a serious arm injury.
Meanwhile, officers arrested a 19-year-old man at the scene on suspicion of causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to provide a breath specimen.
He remains in custody for questioning.
A police spokesperson said: “Specialist officers from Serious Collision Investigation Unit are asking that anyone who has dashcam footage from around the time of the collision to get in touch.
“Witnesses are being spoken with and anyone who is yet to speak with us is also asked to get in contact.
Anyone with information or footage is urged to contact police quoting log 4403 of October 17.