The boy was also taken to hospital

Police have arrested a boy from Dudley after a 16-year-old girl died following a crash in South Staffordshire.

The girl was a passenger in a Peugeot car that crashed in Kidderminster Road in Ashwood last night (Thursday, October 15), police said.

Emergency services were called at 11.10pm and the girl was taken to hospital by ambulance but died a short time later.

Her next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.

A 17-year-old boy from Dudley has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance, Staffordshire Police said.

He was also taken to hospital having suffered injuries not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing.

A police spokesperson said: “We are appealing for anyone with doorbell, dashcam or CCTV footage of the area at the time to contact us. Call 101, quoting incident 957 of October 15, or use Live Chat on our website.

“To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

“You can also get in touch with collision investigators directly by emailing [email protected].”