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| Girl knocked over by police car | Girl knocked over by police car |
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| A 10-year-old girl is in a critical condition after being knocked down by a police car outside her home in Devon. | |
| Emergency services were called to an unclassified road in Tiverton on Saturday morning, near Stoodleigh Cross and Loxbeare. | Emergency services were called to an unclassified road in Tiverton on Saturday morning, near Stoodleigh Cross and Loxbeare. |
| The girl suffered significant head injuries and was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, then flown to Frenchay Hospital near Bristol. | |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed. |
| An investigation into the accident by the Devon and Cornwall force traffic department was overseen by specialist collision scene investigators from an independent force. | An investigation into the accident by the Devon and Cornwall force traffic department was overseen by specialist collision scene investigators from an independent force. |
| Supt Tim Swarbrick told BBC News the girl was believed to have been playing on a bicycle with her twin sister in the driveway of her home shortly before the accident happened. | |
| He said the police vehicle involved had been on a routine patrol and was not responding to an incident. | He said the police vehicle involved had been on a routine patrol and was not responding to an incident. |