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Teenage girl dies in sledge crash Teenage girl dies in sledge crash
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A 16-year-old girl has died in hospital after being injured in a sledging accident in South Yorkshire.A 16-year-old girl has died in hospital after being injured in a sledging accident in South Yorkshire.
Francesca Anobile, of Mosborough, Sheffield, was among four girls hurt in an incident at Rother Valley Country Park, Rotherham, on Tuesday afternoon. Francesca Anobile, of Mosborough, Sheffield, was among four girls hurt in the incident at Rother Valley Country Park, Rotherham, on Tuesday afternoon.
She was airlifted to the Northern General Hospital, in Sheffield, where she died shortly after 1800 GMT.She was airlifted to the Northern General Hospital, in Sheffield, where she died shortly after 1800 GMT.
The girls had been using an improvised sledge which is understood to have gone through a barbed wire fence. The girls had been using an improvised metal sledge which is understood to have gone through a barbed wire fence.
It is believed the sledge then struck a separate section of fence in a field being used for cattle grazing.It is believed the sledge then struck a separate section of fence in a field being used for cattle grazing.
The other injured girls were taken by ambulance to Rotherham District General Hospital. Danger warning
One was named as Nikki Burns, 16, of Waterthorpe, Sheffield, who was later being treated at the city's Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The other injured girls, described as "walking wounded", were taken by ambulance to Rotherham District General Hospital.
One was named as Nikki Burns, 16, of Waterthorpe, Sheffield, who was being treated at the city's Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
Police are liaising with park rangers and the Health and Safety Executive in their investigation into the accident.
The South Yorkshire force issued a warning about the dangers of playing on snow and ice.
A spokesman said: "Police would like to highlight the importance of personal safety during this period of adverse weather and advise everyone to take extra care when playing out in the snow and ice."