7 d. ago Poppy Atkinson died from head injuries after being hit by car, inquest hears

The promising young footballer died after being struck by a car during a training session.

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7 d. ago Schoolgirl footballer, ten, died from 'head injuries' when she was hit by electric BMW which crashed through fencing and landed on the pitch, inquest hears

Poppy Atkinson, 10, died on the artificial turf at Kendal Rugby Union Club, Cumbria, after the electric vehicle lost control on March 3 this year.

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7 d. ago Poppy Atkinson died of head injuries in sports pitch car collision, inquest told

On Tuesday, the acting senior coroner for Cumbria opened an inquest into the 10-year-old’s death.

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2 w. ago Ukrainian refugee, 25, who came to Britain in wake of Putin's invasion took his own life in car after suffering crippling 'loneliness', inquest hears

Oleksandr Cherednichenko, 25, (pictured) moved to the UK in 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine made it unsafe for him to stay there.

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3 w. ago Young couple on holiday in the Lake District died in crash after being followed by police car, inquest jury hears

Boyfriend and girlfriend Ryan Duffy, 24, and Ellie Marsden, 20, were killed when their white Citroen Berlingo van left a single-track county lane and collided 'at speed' with a large tree.

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3 w. ago Girl, 10, killed by car on rugby pitch dreamed of playing for Manchester United

Poppy Atkinson died after being hit by a car on a rugby pitch, with an eight-year-old girl also injured in the collision

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3 w. ago Heartbroken family pay tribute to young girl who wanted to play for Man Utd

Poppy Atkinson died after a collision in Kendal that saw an electric vehicle come onto a sports pitch as many youngsters watched on in dismay

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3 w. ago Tributes to tragic girl, 10, killed on rugby pitch who 'was too good for this world'

Poppy Atkinson, 10, died on Wednesday after a black BMW crashed through a perimeter fence separating the pitches at Kendal Rugby Club in Cumbria

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