A girl who died when she was hit by a car which crashed on to a pitch where she was playing football has been named.

Poppy Atkinson, 10, was fatally struck by the vehicle while attending a training session at Kendal Rugby Club in Cumbria on Wednesday evening.

Her family described her as the “focal point of their lives”.

She was determined to be a professional footballer and play for Manchester United, they said.

An eight-year-old girl, also from Kendal, was injured and taken to hospital for treatment.

Cumbria Police arrested a 40-year-old man from Lancaster on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving but said there was “no indication to suggest that this incident was a deliberate act”.

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