Stoke-on-Trent crash: Driver arrested after girl, 5, killed in crash
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The girl was struck in Waterside Drive in Blurton on Friday evening
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a five-year-old girl died when she was hit by a car.
Police said the girl was on foot when she was struck by a grey Volkswagen Touran in Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, shortly before 18:00 BST on Friday.
She was confirmed dead at the scene in Waterside Drive a short while later.
A 63-year-old man remains in custody. Staffordshire Police said the girl's family was being supported.
Tributes were left at the scene
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