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A boy of 14 has died in a car crash in Birmingham.

He was a passenger in a vehicle which smashed into a tree in Stechford Road, Hodge Hill, just after 11pm on Friday.

Two fire crews from Ward End were sent to the scene along with paramedics but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

West Midlands Fire Service said he suffered chest and stomach injuries.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews performed advanced life support techniques on the boy but despite those best efforts, nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed dead at the scene.”