Mother and son killed in Derbyshire crash as police hunt BMW driver

A mother and son have died in a crash - as police hunt a BMW driver who fled the scene. The 59-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the site of the collision, while her 22-year-old son died later in hospital, Derbyshire[1] Police said. A black BMW collided with the victims' Fiat 500 car on the B5057 Chesterfield Road between Chesterfield and Matlock at around 10.20am on Saturday.

A 40-year-old man has been arrested and remains in police custody but the BMW driver made off from the scene and "remains outstanding", police said.

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Derbyshire Police are working to trace the driver and are urging anyone with information to come forward.

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  1. ^ Derbyshire (news.sky.com)
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