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| Looe crash: Girl dead as 'ice-slide' car hits house | Looe crash: Girl dead as 'ice-slide' car hits house |
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| A seven-year-old girl has been killed as a car crashed into a house in icy conditions. | A seven-year-old girl has been killed as a car crashed into a house in icy conditions. |
| The Nissan car went into the house in Bodrigan Road, in Looe, Cornwall, at about 14:30 GMT. | The Nissan car went into the house in Bodrigan Road, in Looe, Cornwall, at about 14:30 GMT. |
| The girl, who was understood to have been on the pavement at the time of the crash, died at the scene. | The girl, who was understood to have been on the pavement at the time of the crash, died at the scene. |
| Jim Peters, who lives in Looe, was at the scene shortly after and said the car involved appeared to have lost control in the snow and ice. | Jim Peters, who lives in Looe, was at the scene shortly after and said the car involved appeared to have lost control in the snow and ice. |
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| A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman confirmed the crash was believed to be weather related. | A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman confirmed the crash was believed to be weather related. |
| 'Skidded across road' | 'Skidded across road' |
| "It's a gradual descent down the road with several bends before getting to a slightly steeper section on a bend. | "It's a gradual descent down the road with several bends before getting to a slightly steeper section on a bend. |
| "It looks as if the car tried to turn right but skidded across the road." | "It looks as if the car tried to turn right but skidded across the road." |
| Ch Insp Adrian Leisk, head of roads policing across Devon, Cornwall and Dorset, tweeted the death was "truly devastating". | |
| Snow has been falling in Looe throughout Thursday. | Snow has been falling in Looe throughout Thursday. |
| A spokesman for South Western Ambulance Service said they received a call reporting a road traffic collision at 2.29pm. | |
| Nearby roads have been shut while emergency crews deal with the incident. | Nearby roads have been shut while emergency crews deal with the incident. |
| Police have warned drivers in the area not to travel, with a number of roads in the area closed or impassable. | Police have warned drivers in the area not to travel, with a number of roads in the area closed or impassable. |