Roman Casselden, 16, and his nine-year-old sister Darcie, died when they were struck by a car which failed to stop, police said.

Floral tributes have been left at the scene of a collision where two children died in Pitsea. Police were called at roughly 6.25pm to reports a girl and a boy had been hit by a car in Walthams Place, Pitsea. Despite the best efforts of emergency services attending the scene, both children have died.

Two people have been arrested after a 16-year-old boy and a nine-year-old girl were killed in a hit-and-run crash in Essex. The BBC understands the children were siblings. Police said a car failed to stop at the scene of the collision in Ashlyns,

Officers received reports that a girl and a boy had been involved in a collision with a car in Walthams Place, Pitsea at around 6.25pm on Saturday with the car failing to stop at the scene, Essex Police said.

Two children have tragically died following a hit-and-run collision in Pitsea, Essex, on Saturday evening. The incident occurred at approximately 6.25pm when a car struck a boy and a girl in Walthams Place.