Girl killed in hit-and-run
A six-year-old girl has been killed in a hit-and-run crash as she was knocked down by a van in Liverpool.
The youngster was with a 29-year-old woman and a five-year-old girl when the crash happened in Huyton. The other girl suffered facial injuries.
Merseyside Police said the driver of the van, a dark-coloured Fiat Ducato, fled the scene. A 24-year-old local man was later arrested.