Craig Nunn was arrested following the crash on the A451 between Kidderminster and Stourport in the early hours of Saturday.

A black Ford Focus and a black Suzuki Vitara were involved in the collision. The baby was sadly pronounced dead at the scene and the other two passengers in the Suzuki, a man and a woman in their 20s, were treated in hospital for injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening.

The 39-year-old man, of Sandy Lane in Stourport, will appear at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

A West Mercia Police spokesman said: “A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

“The charges relate to a collision on the A451 between Kidderminster and Stourport yesterday, in which a three-week-old baby sadly died.

“Craig Nunn, 39, of Sandy Lane, Stourport, will appear at Kidderminster Magistrates Court on October 28.”