A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy has died after suffering serious injuries in a horror crash, despite paramedics desperately rushing him to hospital.

Moses-Joseph Hughes, from Wickford, Essex, was involved in a collision on March 21, which ultimately cost him his life.

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An inquest into his death opened at Essex Coroner's Court in Chelmsford on April 12.

A spokesperson for Essex Police said: "We received a report from colleagues in an NHS hospital of a young child having been injured in a serious collision in Hovefields, Wickford, on Tuesday March 21.

"The boy was treated by medics in hospital but, despite their best efforts, the child very sadly died. His family is being supported by specialist officers.

"An investigation is being progressed by our serious collision investigation unit."

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The inquest adjourned after one day of proceedings, pending a further police investigation.