LONDON: An eight-year-old
Indian-
originboy has been
killedin a deadly
road crash on a
UK highway.
Dev Naran was pronounced dead at the scene of a
collision between a truck and a car on the M6 motorway near Birmingham on Thursday. "He excelled at school and wanted to become a doctor. He looked after his brother
Neel, who suffered brain damage at birth," his parents said
in a statement.
A man and a woman travelling with Naran
in the car were taken to hospital with serious injuries, where they both remain
in a stable condition.
West Midlands Police are appealing for any witnesses to the incident as the 62-year-old driver of the truck, who escaped uninjured, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Sergeant
Alan Wood, from West Midlands Police, said: "Our thoughts are with Dev's family who have asked for privacy at this very difficult time.
"I would urge anyone who witnessed the crash,
in particular anyone with dash cam footage to get
intouch."
Paramedics rushed to the scene to find the
boy, from the city of
Leicester, was
in cardiac arrest.
"Crews arrived to find three patients, all of whom had been travelling
in the car. The
boy was found to be
in cardiac arrest and ambulance staff immediately began CPR [Cardiopulmonary resuscitation]," a spokesperson for the
West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
"Unfortunately, it quickly became apparent nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed dead at the scene," the spokesperson said.
A man
in his 60s was treated for a fractured shoulder and a woman,
in her 20s, was treated for a leg injury.