Pictured: Eight-year-old girl who died in road crash in Northern Ireland as floral tributes are left at the scene
- Scarlett Rosborough, from Larne, died on the scene
- Flowers, a teddy bear and messages of support have been left at the site
Floral tributes have been laid after an eight-year-old girl died following a road crash in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland.
Scarlett Rosborough, who is from the Larne area, was among a group of children who were visiting the Co Antrim town. She was due to celebrate her 9th birthday next month.
Another child was taken to hospital following the incident at about 11.40am on Wednesday.
Police said on Wednesday they attended with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance, but Scarlett died at the scene.
Pictured: Eight-year-old Scarlett Rosborough
The incident took place in the High Street area of Carrickfergus on Wednesday morning
Floral tributes have been laid after an eight-year-old girl died following a road crash in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
Scarlett was due to celebrate her 9th birthday next month
Scarlett Rosborough, who is from the Larne area, was among a group of children who were visiting the Co Antrim town
Another child was taken to hospital following the incident at about 11.40am on Wednesday
It’s understood they were part of a summer scheme group making their way to Carrickfergus Castle
A card signed by PSNI Larne and Carrickfergus read: ‘Thinking of you and wishing only peace and comfort. We are truly sorry for your loss.’
A teddy bear is amongst the items left to pay tribute to Scarlett
Since the road reopened, floral tributes, a teddy bear and messages of support for Scarlett’s family have been left at the site of the tragedy.
A card signed by PSNI Larne and Carrickfergus read: ‘Thinking of you and wishing only peace and comfort. We are truly sorry for your loss.’
Another message, which was not signed, read: ‘New bright shining star is in the sky. Fly high little angel. God bless.’
The police said in a statement: ‘An investigation is now underway to establish the circumstances of the collision, and we are appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time, or who may have any dash-cam or mobile phone footage, to contact officers in the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, and quote reference number 684 of 09/08/23.’
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