Toddler seriously injured in car crash dies
Four people - including two boys aged five and one - were injured after their grey Skoda Karoq collided with a white Peugeot 208 on the eastbound A303 in Amesbury on 28 March.
The family of the toddler has now confirmed that he died in hospital from his injuries.
The Peugeot was being driven by a woman in her 20s who suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, as did the five-year-old boy.
After colliding with the Skoda, the Peugeot then spun onto the westbound carriageway and crashed head-on with a silver Volvo V70 near the Bulford junction.
The driver of the Volvo, a man in his 70s, suffered minor injuries.
Wiltshire Police has asked anybody with relevant information about the crash, which happened at about 17:30 GMT, to get in touch.
Toddler suffers life-threatening injuries in crash
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