A driver has been arrested after an eight-year-old boy died when he was knocked down by a car in Essex.
The incident happened on the A414 in Maldon early on Saturday afternoon.
The boy is believed to have been crossing the road with a 10-year-old friend when he was hit by a Porsche car near a supermarket, police said.
He was pronounced dead at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford. A 31-year-old Tiptree man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Police are asking anyone who witnessed the collision or who may have seen the Porsche earlier to contact them.
