A BABY girl and young boy were hospitalised after a BMW ploughed into a parked car.
Cops have arrested a 30-year-old woman after the incident on Thornton Road, Ellesmere Port, Manchester, shortly after 9pm last night.
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A six-year-old boy was taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital with serious injuries.
Meanwhile, a six-month-old baby was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital as a precaution.
The woman was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, drink-driving and drug-driving.
A Cheshire Constabulary spokesperson said: “At 9.17pm on Sunday 10 April police were called to reports of a collision on Thornton Road, Ellesmere Port.
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“Officers attended the scene and found that a silver BMW had collided with parked car – a blue Citroen Berlingo.
“The driver of the car, a 30-year-old local woman, was subsequently arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, drink driving and drug driving.
“A six-month-old baby girl and a 6-year-old boy, who were both passengers in the vehicle, were treated at the scene by paramedics.
“The six-year-old was subsequently taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital with what are believed to be serious injuries.
“The baby was taken to the Countess of Chester as a precaution. The woman is currently in police custody assisting officers with their enquiries.”
A North West Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We have taken two patients to hospital.
“A child was taken to Alder Hey with serious injuries. Another patient was taken to Chester Hospital.”
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service also attended the scene, with firefighters providing first aid to “two casualties” before handing them over to paramedics.
