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| Bath tipper truck crash: Mitzi Steady funeral held at abbey | Bath tipper truck crash: Mitzi Steady funeral held at abbey |
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| Hundreds of people have joined family and friends at Bath Abbey for the funeral of a four-year-old girl killed in a tipper truck crash. | Hundreds of people have joined family and friends at Bath Abbey for the funeral of a four-year-old girl killed in a tipper truck crash. |
| Mitzi Steady was walking with her grandmother on Lansdown Lane in the city when she was hit by the truck. | Mitzi Steady was walking with her grandmother on Lansdown Lane in the city when she was hit by the truck. |
| In a letter to her daughter read out during the service, her mother said: "We only had four years with you but they were the best years of our lives." | In a letter to her daughter read out during the service, her mother said: "We only had four years with you but they were the best years of our lives." |
| An investigation into the crash, in which four people died, is continuing. | |
| Mitzi's coffin was painted in the style of a scene from the Disney movie Frozen. | Mitzi's coffin was painted in the style of a scene from the Disney movie Frozen. |
| White flowers spelling out her name accompanied the coffin and the song Do You Want to Build a Snowman? was sung by Melody Makers - the abbey's choir for children aged from six to 11. | White flowers spelling out her name accompanied the coffin and the song Do You Want to Build a Snowman? was sung by Melody Makers - the abbey's choir for children aged from six to 11. |
| In the letter read out during the service, Emmajade Steady said: "How can it be that there will be no more memories? | In the letter read out during the service, Emmajade Steady said: "How can it be that there will be no more memories? |
| "You were just becoming a young girl. So smart, so open and free. | "You were just becoming a young girl. So smart, so open and free. |
| "I want to come home to you throwing yourself at me again. I want to give you your special milk on your cereal and ask 'what shall we do today?'" | "I want to come home to you throwing yourself at me again. I want to give you your special milk on your cereal and ask 'what shall we do today?'" |
| She told the congregation of "rough and tumble games" Mitzi played with her brother Eric and described how excited her daughter was for her first sleepover. | She told the congregation of "rough and tumble games" Mitzi played with her brother Eric and described how excited her daughter was for her first sleepover. |
| Speaking ahead of the service her family asked for donations be made to the road safety charity Brake instead of flowers. | Speaking ahead of the service her family asked for donations be made to the road safety charity Brake instead of flowers. |
| A campaign launched after Mitzi's death has raised more than £15,000 | A campaign launched after Mitzi's death has raised more than £15,000 |
| The three others killed in the crash on 9 February were Phil Allen, 52, and Stephen Vaughan, 34, from Swansea, and Robert Parker, 59, of Cwmbran. | The three others killed in the crash on 9 February were Phil Allen, 52, and Stephen Vaughan, 34, from Swansea, and Robert Parker, 59, of Cwmbran. |
| Mitzi's grandmother remains critically ill in hospital in Bristol's Southmead Hospital. | Mitzi's grandmother remains critically ill in hospital in Bristol's Southmead Hospital. |
| Two men arrested in connection with the crash have been bailed by police. | Two men arrested in connection with the crash have been bailed by police. |