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| Father admits quad bike killing | Father admits quad bike killing |
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| The father of a girl who died after the quad bike she was riding collided with a Range Rover in Essex has pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter. | The father of a girl who died after the quad bike she was riding collided with a Range Rover in Essex has pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter. |
| Elizabeth Cooke, seven, died in hospital after the crash on Boxing Day last year in her home village of Blackmore, near Ongar. | Elizabeth Cooke, seven, died in hospital after the crash on Boxing Day last year in her home village of Blackmore, near Ongar. |
| She had been riding behind another Range Rover driven by her father. | She had been riding behind another Range Rover driven by her father. |
| Gary Cooke, 46, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday and admitted the charge brought by Essex Police. | Gary Cooke, 46, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday and admitted the charge brought by Essex Police. |
| Elizabeth died when she hit a vehicle near her home after she and her brother, Jack, 10, were riding the quad bikes they had been given for Christmas, a police spokesman said. | Elizabeth died when she hit a vehicle near her home after she and her brother, Jack, 10, were riding the quad bikes they had been given for Christmas, a police spokesman said. |
| The children were riding behind a Range Rover driven by their father when Elizabeth's machine hit another Range Rover travelling in the opposite direction. | The children were riding behind a Range Rover driven by their father when Elizabeth's machine hit another Range Rover travelling in the opposite direction. |
| She died shortly after arriving at hospital in nearby Chelmsford. | She died shortly after arriving at hospital in nearby Chelmsford. |
| Pauline Bowers, headteacher of Blackmore Primary School, where Elizabeth was a pupil, said: "Lizzie was a lively and popular." |