Boy, 8, dead and man in his 40s and boy, 10, fighting for life after motorbike ploughs into pedestrians in London

A BOY has died after a motorbike ploughed into pedestrians in South East London.

A man in his 40s and a 10-year-old boy are also fighting for their lives after the horror crash.

Story Picture Agency

An eight-year-old boy has died in a horror crash[/caption]

Story Picture Agency

A man in his 40s and a boy, 10, are also fighting for their lives[/caption]

Story Picture Agency

Police were called to the scene around 7.30pm yesterday[/caption]

Cops, London Ambulance Service and the Air Ambulance rushed to the scene in Plumstead Road, Woolwich, around 7.30pm on Sunday.

Police have confirmed this afternoon the schoolboy sadly died at the scene.

His family are currently being supported by specialist officers.

It’s understood the man and boy, who remain in a life-threatening condition, were crossing the road at the time.

The rider of the motorbike was a 20-year-old man – he has been assessed as not life threatening.

There has currently been no arrests.

A large number of road closures remain in place and enquiries into the circumstances continue.

Anyone with information at this early stage that could assist police is asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD 6036/19Feb.

Twitter

Cops rushed to the scene of the crash[/caption]