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Girl, 7, dies and mum hurt in Coventry skip lorry crash Girl, 7, dies after being hit by skip lorry in Coventry
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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. A seven-year-old girl has died after she was hit by a skip lorry as she 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. The girl and her mother were on Henley Road, in Wood End, when the child was struck by 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. 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. The girl's mother and the truck driver were treated for the effects of shock.
More updates on this and other stories in CoventryMore updates on this and other stories in Coventry
The road was closed for several hours while emergency services were are at the scene. Relative Donna Proctor told BBC News she was with the child's mother when the crash happened and they heard a "screech".
An unnamed witness who knew the girl described her as "beautiful... with her life ahead of her". "My cousin was just running round and round in circles in the middle of the road just screaming.... there was nothing we could do for her daughter."
Witness Joanne Taylor added: "People just covered her over with blankets.
"Obviously the ambulances came, the police came... the mother was distraught, just running around hysterically screaming 'my baby, my baby'. It was really upsetting."
The girl's mother and driver of the lorry were both taken to hospital.
The road was closed for several hours while emergency services investigated the crash.
Another unnamed witness who knew the girl described her as "beautiful... with her life ahead of her".
Flowers have since been laid at the scene.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. 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."