A four-year-old boy has been killed alongside a man and woman in a horror crash on a country lane near Birmingham.
The fatal collision between a blue Ford Focus and black Audi A7 happened next to the Duke William Pub in Callow Hill on the A456 at 10.15pm on Wednesday.
The Ford Focus was travelling towards Kidderminster and the Audi A7 towards Rock when the collision occurred, police said.
A West Mercia police spokesman said: “Tragically three people in the Ford Focus were pronounced deceased at the scene, a 32-year-old woman, a 28-year-old man and a 4-year-old boy.
“The three people in the Audi were taken to the Worcester Royal Hospital with minor injuries.”
Inspector Stephanie Arrowsmith, Operations Policing unit said “First and foremost our thoughts are with the loved ones of the people who died in the collision. I would like to appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision or has any information or dash-cam footage which may help with the investigation to call the investigating officers”
The force added: “The road is currently closed as officers carry out enquiries into the collision, we anticipate the road to be closed until later this afternoon (Thursday).”