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| Injured five-year-old found with dead father in Uttoxeter crash | |
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| A five-year-old girl has been found with her dead father in a crashed car which had been in a ditch "for some time". | |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said the car was discovered on Sunday at 09:35 GMT by two cyclists in Crakemarsh near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. | West Midlands Ambulance Service said the car was discovered on Sunday at 09:35 GMT by two cyclists in Crakemarsh near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. |
| A spokesman said the black Ford Fiesta appeared to have hit a tree in very foggy conditions on the B5030. | |
| The girl, in the back of the car, was treated at hospital for minor injuries. | |
| The man, who was 25 and from the local area, has not yet been named. | |
| Updates from this story and more from Staffordshire | |
| An ambulance service spokesman said: "This was an extremely difficult incident for all involved including the two cyclists who made the discovery." | An ambulance service spokesman said: "This was an extremely difficult incident for all involved including the two cyclists who made the discovery." |
| Staffordshire Police appealed for witnesses to the crash, and said specially trained family liaison officers were working to support the family. | |
| A spokesman added: "At this early stage of the investigation is it not known at what time the collision occurred." |