A three-year-old boy has died after being run over by a car in north London.

The boy was hit by a Toyota Rav4 on East End Road, East Finchley, on Wednesday evening, Scotland Yard said.

It said officers were called to the scene by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) shortly after 7pm.

A police spokesman said: ‘At the scene a three-year-old boy had been in collision with a Toyota Rav4.

‘The injured child was taken to a north London hospital by LAS where he was sadly pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

‘Next of kin have been informed.’

Police said the driver of the car stopped at the scene and has not been arrested.

An investigation into the tragedy has been opened and officers appealed for anyone with dashcam footage or who witnessed the incident first-hand to come forward.

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