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| GCSE girl dies in lorry collision | GCSE girl dies in lorry collision |
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| A 16-year-old girl has died after she was struck by a council refuse lorry while it is thought she was on her way to collect her GCSE results. | |
| Esther Bush was walking in Treorchy, Rhondda, south Wales when the incident happened at 0900 BST on Thursday. | Esther Bush was walking in Treorchy, Rhondda, south Wales when the incident happened at 0900 BST on Thursday. |
| Her headteacher said Esther, who died later in hospital, was a very popular pupil at Treorchy Comprehensive. | Her headteacher said Esther, who died later in hospital, was a very popular pupil at Treorchy Comprehensive. |
| The Wales ambulance service said it was called to reports a lorry had reversed over a female. | The Wales ambulance service said it was called to reports a lorry had reversed over a female. |
| Esther was taken to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant but later died. | Esther was taken to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant but later died. |
| A police family liaison officer is supporting her family at this difficult time, said a South Wales Police spokeswoman. | A police family liaison officer is supporting her family at this difficult time, said a South Wales Police spokeswoman. |
| She was very outgoing, you'd see her dancing around to her music, a typical kid of that age Neighbour Mrs Shepherd Listen to workman Steve Brace describe the scene | She was very outgoing, you'd see her dancing around to her music, a typical kid of that age Neighbour Mrs Shepherd Listen to workman Steve Brace describe the scene |
| A man is helping police with their inquiries in relation to the incident. | A man is helping police with their inquiries in relation to the incident. |
| Officers earlier sealed off the scene and a full investigation is underway, added the police spokeswoman. | Officers earlier sealed off the scene and a full investigation is underway, added the police spokeswoman. |
| Local people say Esther, from Cwmparc, was on her way to collect her results at Treorchy Comprehensive School at the bottom of the hill when she was in collision with a council refuse vehicle at the junction of Conway Road and Chepstow Road. | Local people say Esther, from Cwmparc, was on her way to collect her results at Treorchy Comprehensive School at the bottom of the hill when she was in collision with a council refuse vehicle at the junction of Conway Road and Chepstow Road. |
| Her head teacher Bethan Guilfoyle described Esther as an extremely likeable and very popular pupil. | Her head teacher Bethan Guilfoyle described Esther as an extremely likeable and very popular pupil. |
| Mrs Guilfoyle said she was very much into performing arts. | Mrs Guilfoyle said she was very much into performing arts. |
| She said Esther was quiet, unassuming and lovely, she did well at school and overall was a delightful young lady who never put a foot wrong and had good attendance. | She said Esther was quiet, unassuming and lovely, she did well at school and overall was a delightful young lady who never put a foot wrong and had good attendance. |
| Her older brother Michael left the school a few years ago and her sister Rebecca is due to join Treorchy comprehensive next month. | Her older brother Michael left the school a few years ago and her sister Rebecca is due to join Treorchy comprehensive next month. |
| Esther lived with her father Laurie, her brother and sister. | Esther lived with her father Laurie, her brother and sister. |
| One of Esther's neighbours, Mrs Shepherd, said she was a "lovely girl". | One of Esther's neighbours, Mrs Shepherd, said she was a "lovely girl". |
| "She was always singing and she played the recorder, she liked her music. She was very outgoing, you'd see her dancing around to her music, a typical kid of that age," she said. | "She was always singing and she played the recorder, she liked her music. She was very outgoing, you'd see her dancing around to her music, a typical kid of that age," she said. |
| "We'll miss her being around, you just can't accept what's happened, it's horrible, an awful thing to have happened." | "We'll miss her being around, you just can't accept what's happened, it's horrible, an awful thing to have happened." |
| A spokesman for Rhondda Cynon Taf council confirmed that some staff members were being interviewed over the girl's death. | A spokesman for Rhondda Cynon Taf council confirmed that some staff members were being interviewed over the girl's death. |
| "We are aware of the situation. It is one of our vehicles. We have staff involved and they are with police at the moment," he added. | "We are aware of the situation. It is one of our vehicles. We have staff involved and they are with police at the moment," he added. |