An eleven-year-old boy has died four days after being hit by a car while on his way home from school.
The boy, who hasn’t been named, was walking outside King’s School in Chester when he collided with a Nissan Qashqai at around 5.12pm on Tuesday November 12.
He was rushed to Alder Hey hospital in Liverpool, more than 20 miles away from the scene.
The boy was treated for serious injuries but died on Saturday morning, Cheshire Police said.
The driver of the car, a 28-year-old woman from Wrexham, was uninjured and no arrests have been, the force added.
Police are renewing their appeal for anyone who may have witnessed the collision or caught it on dashcam or CCTV footage.
Cheshire Police said the boy’s family are being supported by specialist officers.
Sergeant Russell Sime, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: ‘We understand that this was a distressing incident, and our thoughts remain with the victim’s family at this difficult time.’
An eleven-year-old boy has died four days after being hit by a car while walking outside King’s School in Chester (pictured)
He was rushed to Alder Hey hospital in Liverpool (pictured), more than 20 miles away from the scene of the collision. The boy was treated for serious injuries but died on Saturday morning
He continued: ‘As part of our ongoing enquiries we are asking for anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or has any information about it, to get in touch.
‘The same goes for anyone who may have captured the incident on dashcam or on CCTV.’
Anyone with any information or CCTV or dashcam footage is asked to contact Cheshire Police via 101 or online, quoting IML-1961446.
An inquest is due to be held after a post mortem examination.