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A 10-year-old girl died in a collision in Oldham, Greater Manchester, yesterdayAnother girl was admitted to hospital with an ankle and head injury but is stableA 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence
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A 10-year-old girl died and another was injured after a car ploughed into them in Oldham.
Residents reported hearing a loud bang and rushed to the aid of the two girls following the collision in Oldham, Greater Manchester, at around 5pm on Saturday.
A red Land Rover Discovery, which was involved, also struck a lamp post and a 42-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving under the influence, Greater Manchester Police confirmed.
The girl who died, named locally as Lily Morris, suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital but medics were unable to save her.
One resident, who rushed to the scene, had tried to save her life by giving her CPR before emergency services arrived.
The other girl was taken to hospital with an ankle and a head injury, where she remains in a stable condition, a police spokesman said.
A 10-year-old girl has died and another child was injured after a crash in Oldham yesterday
Tributes have been left close to the scene in Oldham where a 10-year-old girl lost her life yesterday
‘Sleep tight little angel. Taken far too soon. May you rest in peace, you and your family are in our prayers’
Witnesses said the driver of the Land Rover initially left the scene before returning a few minutes later when he was then accosted by a resident who ‘knocked him out’ before handing him over to police.
It is understood the girls were on their way to a local chip shop when they were hit.
One witness, who asked not to be named, said: ‘I heard a loud bang and went outside.
‘One girl, who was lying on the grass on the other side of the road, was being given CPR by a neighbour.
‘I could tell she was in a bad way because when I went over I couldn’t feel any pulse and a police officer later arrived and took over the CPR.
‘The other girl who was hit was lying a bit further up the road, near the bus stop, and I could see a lamp-post had also been damaged.
‘The red Land Rover that was involved drove off, with bits of the lamp post on the bonnet, before going around the block and stopping.
‘The neighbour who’d been doing the CPR chased after the driver and grabbed him when he got out of the car and knocked him out.
‘Police then arrived and took him away.’
Police at the scene of a fatal crash on Coleridge Road in Sholver, Oldham, Greater Manchester
The community is reeling from shock at the tragedy, which has happened just days before Christmas
Dozens of floral tributes were left at the scene for Lily, who attended Hodge Clough Junior School.
One read: ‘Good night, God bless Lily. Rest in Peace little angel. We did all we could. All our love Nina, Dave, Christine.’
Another read: ‘Sleep tight Lily. I will never forget your beaming smile. Mrs Oakes.’
Neighbours of her family also paid tribute to ‘lovely’ Lily who had a ‘beautiful smile’.
One said: ‘She was just a lovely child and always such a happy little girl.
‘It’s so sad what’s happened.’
Another added: ‘She had a beautiful smile and hair and was always smiling.’
A JustGiving page has been set up memory of Lily and has so far raised more than £1,000.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: ‘Emergency services attended and a 10-year-old girl was taken to hospital with serious injuries where, despite the best work of hospital staff, she sadly died a short time later.
‘The other child was taken to hospital with an ankle and head injury where she remains in a stable condition.
‘A 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving under the influence. He remains in custody for questioning.’
The road was cordoned off by police throughout yesterday evening as investigators probed the circumstances of the crash.
A resident told Manchester Evening News that she saw the girls lying injured in the road and brought out dressing gowns to keep them warm until emergency services arrived.
The woman, who did not wish to be named, said: ‘It was two girls, I heard a crash, opened my window, and my neighbour yelled at me to come outside as he said there’s a girl that’s been knocked over so I ran outside.
‘One of them got knocked over and was being worked on outside mine.
‘I gave them both my dressing gowns to keep them warm as they didn’t have any parents in the area and I just wanted to look after them since they couldn’t.
‘The girl was near the bus stop on her side, the other was on the grass in the dark but we found her and then I rang for help.’
Sergeant Matthew Waggett, of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: ‘Our thoughts are with the little girl’s family at this unimaginably difficult time.
‘Whilst we have arrested a man, we are continuing at pace with our investigation as we work to establish the full circumstances of this collision and are asking that anyone who has dashcam footage or any information about the red Landrover Discovery during the collision or prior to the collision speaks to police.
‘This collision happened at a busy time of day and we are hopeful that there are a number of witnesses who can assist police with their enquiries.’
Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 4741, quoting log number 2185 of 18/12/21.
Alternatively, reports can be made anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
