A seven-year-old girl has died and her mother has been injured after they were hit by a skip lorry as they crossed a road in Coventry.
The pair were on Henley Road in Wood End when they collided with the “slow moving” lorry at about 16:00 BST on Wednesday, police said.
A GP from a nearby practice got to the scene ahead of paramedics but the child was confirmed dead at the scene.
The girl’s mother and driver of the lorry were taken to hospital.
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The road was closed for several hours while emergency services were are at the scene.
An unnamed witness who knew the girl described her as “beautiful… with her life ahead of her”.
Flowers have since been laid at the scene.
Sgt Alan Wood, from West Midlands Police, who appealed to witnesses to contact the force, said: “This appears to have been a tragic accident; our thoughts are with the family of the little girl at this difficult time, who are being supported by specialist officers,” he added.
