Girl dies after being hit by car at campsite on Cornwall’s Lizard peninsula 

Girl dies after being hit by car at campsite on Cornwall’s Lizard peninsula

  • Crash took place at 12.50pm on Wednesday in Helston on the Lizard Peninsula 
  • Police and paramedics were called after collision between ‘vehicle and a child’
  • It is not yet known how old the girl was. An air ambulance also attended 

A girl has died after being hit by a car at a Cornwall campsite.

The crash took place at 12.50pm on Wednesday in Helston on the Lizard Peninsula in west Cornwall.

Police said officers and paramedics were called after a collision between a ‘vehicle and a child’. 

It is not yet known how old the girl was. An air ambulance also attended. 

A girl has died after being hit by a car at a Cornwall campsite. The crash took place at 12.50pm on Wednesday in Helston on the Lizard Peninsula (pictured)  in west Cornwall

Devon and Cornwall Police remained on the scene to investigate yesterday.    

A police spokesperson said: ‘Police and paramedics were called to a campsite in the Helston area following a report of a collision between a vehicle and a child at around 12.50pm on Wednesday 12 May.

‘The air ambulance also attended the incident.

‘Tragically, the child was pronounced deceased at the scene. Her next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by specially-trained officers.

‘Officers from the Roads Policing Team are currently in attendance and conducting an examination of the scene.’

Police said officers and paramedics were called after a collision between a 'vehicle and a child'. It is not yet known how old the girl was. An air ambulance also attended

Police said officers and paramedics were called after a collision between a ‘vehicle and a child’. It is not yet known how old the girl was. An air ambulance also attended