Leeds crash: Mum and 4-year-old child killed ‘on way to nursery’ after Audi TT smashes into them before driver arrested

A MUM and her child were killed on the school run yesterday after a sports car mounted a pavement.

The woman and the four-year-old kid are believed to have been on their way to nursery when the tragedy unfolded at 8.30am.

West Yorkshire Police were called to the scene on Scott Hall Road, where a car had crashed into a Jaguar car dealership.

The force said they arrived around 8.30am to find a white Audi TT had smashed into the wall.

The driver was taken to hospital and is being treated for injuries described as serious but non-life threatening. He remains under arrest.

One traffic officer told shocked onlookers it was the worst scene he had ever attended.

A witness said: “The entire front of the Audi is missing. The mother and child were pedestrians crossing the road. 

“The driver was at the lights revving. He set off and 200 yards down the road he struck the two people on the pavement.”

Meanwhile a tyre fitter who works near the scene said: “I heard the Audi TT revving his engine at the red lights.

“Then he flew off down the road. I could see the driver at the wheel.

"I did not see the crash. But then all hell broke loose.

“The entire front of the Audi is missing."

The road remains closed as enquiries continue at the scene.

Detective Inspector Paul Conroy said: “This is an absolutely tragic incident, and we are working to support the family of the woman and child involved.

“We have already spoken to a number of witnesses but are keen to speak to anyone else who has witnessed the collision itself or the events leading up to it.

"We would also ask anyone who was in the area around the time of this collision to check their dashcam footage.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Major Collision Enquiry Team by using 101 Live Chat online or by calling 101, quoting log 260 of January 16.