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Two arrested after boy killed and two hurt in crash

A man and a woman have been arrested after a crash killed one boy and left two others seriously injured. Police were called to Greenfield Road in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, at 23:50 BST on Friday, after a vehicle was involved in a collision with three teenage boys, two riding a bike and another on a scooter. One of the boys was pronounced dead at the scene while the other two were taken to hospital with serious injuries. The driver had left the scene but a blue BMW with significant damage was found on a nearby street, officers said. A man and a woman, both in their 20s, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, driving over the prescribed limit and driving above the specified limit of a controlled drug. Det Sgt Shona Searle, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "First and foremost our thoughts are with the family of the boy who has lost his life in this incident, as well as the families of the two other boys who were injured. "We are currently following several lines of enquiry to establish the circumstances around the collision and are asking for anyone who witnessed the incident or may have dashcam footage, doorbell footage or CCTV to get in touch as soon as possible." Anyone with information has been asked to either make a report online or call 101 quoting Operation Birch. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds , Facebook , Instagram and X .