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| Toddler dies after wall collapse caused by rolling Range Rover | Toddler dies after wall collapse caused by rolling Range Rover |
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| The parents of a one-year-old girl killed when a Range Rover rolled into a wall, causing it to collapse, have said “the world will be a darker place without her”. | The parents of a one-year-old girl killed when a Range Rover rolled into a wall, causing it to collapse, have said “the world will be a darker place without her”. |
| Pearl Melody Black died on Sunday afternoon when the unoccupied vehicle rolled down a hill in Heolgerrig, near Merthyr Tydfil, into a wall. Her younger brother was also injured. | Pearl Melody Black died on Sunday afternoon when the unoccupied vehicle rolled down a hill in Heolgerrig, near Merthyr Tydfil, into a wall. Her younger brother was also injured. |
| South Wales police said an investigation was under way to establish how Pearl died. | South Wales police said an investigation was under way to establish how Pearl died. |
| Her parents, named locally as Paul and Gemma Black, said in a statement released through South Wales police: “Pearl was every single star in every single sky. She was as bright as the stars. When she looked at you with those eyes she would melt your heart. She was the reddest pearl in the ocean and the sweetest melody ever written. | Her parents, named locally as Paul and Gemma Black, said in a statement released through South Wales police: “Pearl was every single star in every single sky. She was as bright as the stars. When she looked at you with those eyes she would melt your heart. She was the reddest pearl in the ocean and the sweetest melody ever written. |
| “She was the greatest dancer and she has left a massive hole in our hearts. The world will be a darker place without her. She was the reason we all lived.” | “She was the greatest dancer and she has left a massive hole in our hearts. The world will be a darker place without her. She was the reason we all lived.” |
| Police said Pearl and her younger brother were rushed to hospital after the incident at 1.39pm on Sunday. Pearl was taken by air ambulance to Prince Charles hospital in Merthyr Tydfil but died a short time later. Her brother had minor injuries, officers said. | Police said Pearl and her younger brother were rushed to hospital after the incident at 1.39pm on Sunday. Pearl was taken by air ambulance to Prince Charles hospital in Merthyr Tydfil but died a short time later. Her brother had minor injuries, officers said. |
| Rebecca Morgan, 30, said she saw Pearl’s father, a tattoo artist and entertainer who appeared on the 2014 season of The Voice, standing near the site of the accident on Sunday night. | Rebecca Morgan, 30, said she saw Pearl’s father, a tattoo artist and entertainer who appeared on the 2014 season of The Voice, standing near the site of the accident on Sunday night. |
| She said she understood the family had been to a park and were walking home when the vehicle rolled into the wall. | She said she understood the family had been to a park and were walking home when the vehicle rolled into the wall. |
| Brenda Meaker, 68, said: “I’ve been here 30 years and I have never heard of anything like that happening. It is just something you can’t believe; it is unbelievable that something like this could happen. I don’t want to believe it and yet it is true.” | Brenda Meaker, 68, said: “I’ve been here 30 years and I have never heard of anything like that happening. It is just something you can’t believe; it is unbelievable that something like this could happen. I don’t want to believe it and yet it is true.” |
| Another woman, who did not want to be named, said: “My colleague knows the guy [Pearl’s father] and she rang me and said it was a girl and that the handbrake went on the car and it hit the wall and then this happened.” | Another woman, who did not want to be named, said: “My colleague knows the guy [Pearl’s father] and she rang me and said it was a girl and that the handbrake went on the car and it hit the wall and then this happened.” |
| She said she believed the car involved in the incident did not belong to a family member. | She said she believed the car involved in the incident did not belong to a family member. |
| A South Wales police spokesman said: “It is known that an unoccupied Range Rover, which had been parked in a driveway, rolled down the hill and collided with a wall, which collapsed. | A South Wales police spokesman said: “It is known that an unoccupied Range Rover, which had been parked in a driveway, rolled down the hill and collided with a wall, which collapsed. |
| “The family respectfully ask to be left alone to grieve at this very difficult time and are being supported by specially trained officers.” | “The family respectfully ask to be left alone to grieve at this very difficult time and are being supported by specially trained officers.” |
| Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. | Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. |