A Midland schoolgirl who died after colliding with an ambulance has been named.
Shaniqua Loftman-Smith, aged ten, was hit by the vehicle as it responded to an emergency call on the evening on Sunday, December 22.
She was rushed to hospital after the accident, which happened at 6.30pm, and spent Christmas fighting for life.
But earlier on New Year's Eve, it was confirmed that she had died .
Her family released a picture of Shaniqua and were being supported by specialist police officers.
The crash happened in Low Wood Road, between Hempshill Lane and Seller’s Wood Drive in Bulwell, just north of Nottingham.
East Midlands Ambulance Service deputy director of operations, Dave Williams, said previously that one of the service’s ambulances was involved in a collision while responding to a 999 call.
He said: “Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this incident. The police are now carrying out an investigation into what happened and it is, therefore, inappropriate to make any further comment at this time.”
Officers from Nottinghamshire Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit appealed for witnesses or anyone with information or dashcam footage to call 101, quoting incident number 650 of December 22, 2019.
