A baby boy has died after a pregnant woman was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash.
The woman in her 30s, was walking on a pedestrian crossing in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, at around 8pm on Sunday when she was struck by a car, police said.
Despite paramedics quickly taking her to hospital for emergency surgery to deliver her infant child, the boy did not make it.
It has been reported that a dark grey Toyota Prius car was travelling on Station Road towards Preston at the time of the incident and did not stop at the scene.
The force appealed for anyone who saw the car before or after the crash or anyone with information about who was in the car or the whereabouts of the vehicle with the registration FY62 MXC to come forward.
A baby boy has died after a pregnant woman was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash (stock)