The road had been shut in both directions to enable specialist reconstruction staff to examine the scene, but it has since been reopened.

Police believe the stolen car was being driven away from a roundabout on Kenrick Way, which residents said was a hotspot for street racers.

“Residents live through hell every Friday and Saturday night, dreading that these cars will turn up,” said Sarah Coombes, Labour MP for West Bromwich, who has raised the matter in Parliament, external.

“We’ve had so many crashes on this stretch of road, we need to do something about it,” she told Radio WM.

The “absolutely tragic” death of a young child has highlighted “a terrible ongoing issue”, she said.

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