Woman, 29, killed and boy, two, fighting for life after car crashes into tree

The crash happened on the M180 near Barnetby, northern Lincolnshire (Picture: Google Maps)

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a woman was killed and a two-year-old boy was seriously injured in a M180 crash.

The black Mitsubishi Outlander the three were travelling in careered off the motorway near Barnetby, northern Lincolnshire, and smashed into a tree.

Both the toddler and the 29-year-old woman were taken to hospital for ‘life-threatening injuries’.

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