Girl, 10, killed by car on Kendal football pitch named

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.