Tributes have been paid to a 14-year-old boy who died when
the car he was travelling in struck a tree.
Kane Balogun was killed when a silver Peugeot 206 left
Stechford Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham, and crashed at just after 11pm on
Friday.
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Flowers and other items have been attached to a tree near
where the accident happened.
A Facebook site set up in his memory describes him as "a
young talented rapper from Birmingham known as 'KD'."
A video he had posted to online urban music channel P110 had
been viewed more than 138,000 times.
One poster, called Curly Porter, wrote: "My heart is
sadden by this tragic news, a very kind and talented young man. May his soul
rest in peace, my condolences to his family at this time."
Another, calling themselves Nikki Starhh, posted: "RIP
Kane. Still can't belive your gone. You were soo talented, lovely young lad. I
remember a few funny moments when we was younger.
"I saw you just yesterday playing football in the park.
My family paid their respects Heaven gained another angel."
A card next to the tree with the flowers attached to it,
written by Kane's cousin Chloe, said: "Can't believe you're gone only 14!
My beautiful crazy little cousin. Love you millions."
One resident on the street, who asked not to be named, said
it was a "tragedy".
He said: "Fourteen is far too young to die. It's
upsetting, a real tragedy."
The emergency services said efforts were made to revive the
youngster but they were unsuccessful.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "Crews
performed advanced life support techniques on the boy but despite those best
efforts, nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed dead at the
scene."
Anyone who saw the crash has been asked to contact police on
101.
A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing
death by dangerous driving and is in custody, West Midlands Police said.
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