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”.
