A mother and son have died in a crash – as police hunt a BMW driver who fled the scene.

The 59-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the site of the collision, while her 22-year-old son died later in hospital, Derbyshire Police said.

A black BMW collided with the victims’ Fiat 500 car on the B5057 Chesterfield Road between Chesterfield and Matlock at around 10.20am on Saturday.

A 40-year-old man has been arrested and remains in police custody but the BMW driver made off from the scene and “remains outstanding”, police said.

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