Young girl dies in Carrickfergus crash

An 8-year old girl has died following a road traffic collision in Carrickfergus.

It happened in the High Street area on Wednesday morning.

She has been named as Scarlett Rosborough from the Larne area.

A PSNI spokesperson said: “We received a report at approximately 11.40am of a one vehicle road traffic collision.

“Officers attended together with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance but sadly Scarlett passed away at the scene. "

The spokesperson also confirmed a second child was involved in the collision.

“A second child has been taken to hospital for treatment for injuries which are not believed to be life threatening. "

The PSNI is appealing for anyone who can help their investigation to get in contact.

“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."