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|March 07, 2025
Family's grief at death of Poppy, 10, in freak crash
THE devastated family of a 10-year-old killed by a car which careened on to a football pitch said she had yearned to join Manchester United.
Poppy Atkinson died on Wednesday after being hit by a black electric BMWi4 which smashed through a fence and dropped 4-5ft to where she was training.
In a moving tribute, Poppy's family yesterday said she was “small, petite, beautiful” and football obsessed.
They added: “Poppy was the focal point of our lives, everything for us revolved around Poppy's love for football.
This story is from the March 07, 2025 edition of Daily Mirror UK.
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