Emergency services were called to a collision on Vale Road in Ellesmere Port shortly before 10am. The car had collided with a fence and entered the playground area of a nursery.
Firefighters provided initial casualty care to those involved, supporting North West Ambulance Service paramedics when they arrived at the scene.
In a statement issued earlier today (15/06/2026) Cheshire Police said:
At around 9.54am on Monday 15 June, officers responded to reports of a collision at a nursery school on Vale Road in the Whitby area of the town.
Officers attended the scene alongside colleagues from the North West Ambulance Service and found that a grey Omoda 9 had driven through a fence and into the playground area of the nursery.
A two-year-old boy has sustained what are thought to be life-threatening injuries and has been taken to hospital for further treatment. The child’s next of kin have been made aware.
Two other children sustained minor injuries following the incident.
Officers are currently on scene and are conducting a number of enquiries to fully establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A 63-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
