A BOY has died and another is fighting for life today after being hit by a car on an Ipswich street.The pair, both aged 15, are believed to have been hit by a car in the Bishop's Hill / Fore Hamlet area of town at around 12.40pm today.

ONE child has died and another is fighting for life today after being hit by a car on an Ipswich street.

The pair, aged 12 and 14, are believed to have been hit by a car in the Bishop's Hill / Fore Hamlet area of town at around 12.40pm today.

A car driver has been arrested after a collision involving his vehicle and two pedestrians.

Three ambulances and a rapid response vehicle were sent to the scene at around 12.40pm. Eight police cars were also on the scene and the area was sealed off.

An eye-witness said the two children were pinned up against the car and were carried several yards along the road.

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