Four-year-old girl left with serious head injury after horror Burton Latimer crash

Police said she ran between parked vehicles after visiting an ice cream van
By Sam Wildman
Published 2nd Jul 2020, 08:55 BST
Updated 2nd Jul 2020, 08:56 BST
Police are investigating.Police are investigating.
Police are investigating.

A girl who ran into the path of an oncoming vehicle after visiting an ice cream van in Burton Latimer has suffered a potentially life-changing injury.

The four-year-old was seriously hurt after the horror crash at about 2.45pm yesterday (Wednesday) in Finedon Road.

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A police spokesman said she had visited an ice cream van and ran in between parked cars.

The girl ran into the road into the path of a silver Mitsubishi L200, the spokesman added.

She was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with a "serious, potentially life-changing head injury".

No arrests have been made in connection with the crash. The air ambulance landed nearby.

Anyone with information should call the Drivewatch Hotline on 0800 174615.

They can also call police on 101 quoting incident number 294 of July 1.