Man, 42, arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after boy, 12, hit & killed ‘while walking on M62’
POLICE have arrested a second man after a 12-year-old boy was killed in a horror crash on the M62.
The victim was struck by a car while walking along the M62 near Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, on Saturday night.
A 47-year-old man was today arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
It comes after the arrest of a 36-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of a child. He remains in custody.
The boy is understood to have been walking along the motorway between junctions 25 and 26 when he was struck by a black Toyota C-HR.
The driver of the Toyota failed to stop at the scene.
Detective Chief Superintendent Sarah Jones, said: “We continue to conduct a number of enquiries into this dreadful incident and to support the victim’s family.
“A man, believed to be driving the Toyota C-HR which failed to stop after it was in collision with the victim, has now been arrested and will be questioned about the incident.”
More to follow.