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2-year-old girl perishes after being struck by a car

A two-year-old girl who was hit by a car outside a house in Yorkshire has passed away in the hospital.

At 10:13 a.m. on Saturday, Dewsbury’s Millwater Avenue received a call from the police reporting the collision.

The toddler was taken to the hospital in a severe condition but, despite the efforts of the doctors, she died shortly after being there.

West Yorkshire Police have not yet provided any additional information regarding the incident’s circumstances.

A spokesperson said: ‘Police were contacted by the ambulance service who were attending an incident in Millwater Avenue, in Dewsbury, where a child had been involved in a collision with a car outside an address.

‘The child, a two-year-old girl, was taken to hospital in a critical condition and was pronounced dead a short time later. A scene is in place in Millwater Avenue.

‘The incident is being treated as a sudden unexpected death in childhood and we ask that people consider the family and respect their privacy at what is clearly a very difficult time for them.’

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