Schoolboy, 11, dies four days after being hit by a car on his way home from lessons

An eleven-year-old boy has died four days after he was hit by a car on his way home from school.

The boy, who has not been named, collided with a Nissan Qashqai outside King’s School in Chester at around 5.12pm on Tuesday, November 12.

He was rushed to Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool, more than 20 miles away.

The boy was treated for serious injuries but died on Saturday morning, Cheshire police said.

The driver of the car, a 28-year-old woman from Wrexham, was uninjured and no arrests have been made, police added.

Police are renewing their appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision or captured it on dashcam or CCTV footage.

Cheshire Police said the boy’s family are being supported by specialist officers.

Sergeant Russell Sime, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: ‘We understand this was a distressing incident and our thoughts remain with the victim’s family at this difficult time.’

An 11-year-old boy has died four days after being hit by a car while walking outside King’s School in Chester (pictured)

He was rushed to Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool (pictured), more than 20 miles from the scene of the collision. The boy was treated for serious injuries but died Saturday morning

He continued: ‘As part of our ongoing investigation we are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or has information about it, to get in touch.

‘The same applies to anyone who may have captured the incident on dashcam or CCTV footage.’

Anyone with information or CCTV or dashcam footage is asked to contact Cheshire Police on 101 or online, quoting IML-1961446.

An inquest will take place following a post-mortem examination.