Specialist officers from the force's Serious Collision Investigation Unit are speaking to witnesses

A 16-year-old boy has died following a crash in Birmingham which left another teenager seriously injured.

Emergency services were called to Shaftmoor Lane at around 8.30pm on Saturday (October 17) following a collision involving a white Seat Ibiza.

The vehicle is understood to have crashed into railings.

Despite the best efforts of paramedics, a 16-year-old boy who was inside the car was pronounced dead at the scene.

A second passenger, also a teenage boy, was taken to hospital with a serious arm injury.

A 19-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to provide a breath specimen.

He remains in police custody for questioning.

West Midlands Police has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision and is appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.

Specialist officers from the force's Serious Collision Investigation Unit are speaking to witnesses and are keen to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact West Midlands Police on 101, via Live Chat on the force's website, or by emailing [email protected], quoting log 4403 of October 17.