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Boy, 2, dies after broken-down car hit on A1

Alice Cunningham
DJ McLaren/BBC A general view of the A1 near Stibbington. Vehicles travel on each side of the carriageway on a cloudy day. Grass verges can be seen each side of the carriageway.DJ McLaren/BBC
The broken down car was hit on the A1 past the Stibbington junction

A two-year-old boy has died after a car that had broken down was hit by another vehicle.

The boy, from London, had been in a Toyota Auris that had stopped on the A1 near Peterborough, and was hit by a Volkswagen Touran at about 18:20 GMT on Saturday.

Five other people from London who were travelling in the Toyota were taken to Peterborough City Hospital with serious injuries, police added.

A 64-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and was released on bail until 20 March.

The collision took place on the northbound carriageway past the Stibbington junction.

DJ McLaren/BBC Another view of the A1 dual carriageway on a cloudy and grey day. Vehicles travel either side of the road. There is a green road sign toward the middle of the image.DJ McLaren/BBC
Five people who were travelling in the Toyota were taken to hospital with serious injuries

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