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| Family pay tribute to teenager killed in Cumbria car crash | Family pay tribute to teenager killed in Cumbria car crash |
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| The family of a teenager who died along with her friend in a car crash in Cumbria have paid tribute to a “popular, kind, caring girl” who raised money for charity. | The family of a teenager who died along with her friend in a car crash in Cumbria have paid tribute to a “popular, kind, caring girl” who raised money for charity. |
| Skye Olivia Mitchell was driving a Toyota Yaris when it collided with a Ford Transit van on the A595 near Bootle shortly before 8pm on Friday. | Skye Olivia Mitchell was driving a Toyota Yaris when it collided with a Ford Transit van on the A595 near Bootle shortly before 8pm on Friday. |
| She and front-seat passenger Caitlin Lydia Huddleston, both 18 and from Millom, died at the scene. A third 18-year-old woman, who was in the back seat of the car, is in a critical condition in hospital. | She and front-seat passenger Caitlin Lydia Huddleston, both 18 and from Millom, died at the scene. A third 18-year-old woman, who was in the back seat of the car, is in a critical condition in hospital. |
| The 51-year-old man driving the van was also flown to hospital, where he was in a serious but stable condition. | The 51-year-old man driving the van was also flown to hospital, where he was in a serious but stable condition. |
| In a tribute, Mitchell’s family said: “Skye was a popular, kind, caring girl who raised money for various charities. She made the most of her 18 years, embracing every opportunity that came her way. | In a tribute, Mitchell’s family said: “Skye was a popular, kind, caring girl who raised money for various charities. She made the most of her 18 years, embracing every opportunity that came her way. |
| “Skye made the world a better place and Skye’s world was a wonderful world to be in.” | “Skye made the world a better place and Skye’s world was a wonderful world to be in.” |
| Her family said she excelled at school and loved animals, especially dogs, and had appeared on national television in an anti-bullying campaign two years ago. | Her family said she excelled at school and loved animals, especially dogs, and had appeared on national television in an anti-bullying campaign two years ago. |
| She also won a number of beauty pageants in Cumbria and was third in the Junior Miss Great Britain contest before winning the Junior Miss North West title in 2014. | She also won a number of beauty pageants in Cumbria and was third in the Junior Miss Great Britain contest before winning the Junior Miss North West title in 2014. |
| The family statement, released through Cumbria police, said she would be “very sadly missed” by her mother, father, stepmother, two sisters, grandparents, cousins and her boyfriend “who all loved her dearly”. “They will all miss the daily hugs she gave them,” they said. | The family statement, released through Cumbria police, said she would be “very sadly missed” by her mother, father, stepmother, two sisters, grandparents, cousins and her boyfriend “who all loved her dearly”. “They will all miss the daily hugs she gave them,” they said. |
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