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| Police probe into quad bike death | |
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| Police are investigating after a seven-year-old girl died when the quad bike she was given for Christmas was involved in a head-on collision. | |
| Elizabeth Cooke, from Blackmore, near Brentwood, Essex, was taken to hospital where she died from her injuries. | |
| A woman, 28, who was driving a Range Rover, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving while unfit through drink or drugs. | |
| The woman, from the Brentwood area, was bailed until New Year's Eve. | The woman, from the Brentwood area, was bailed until New Year's Eve. |
| Even with permission to use the machines on private land, children should not be put in control of them - the sheer power and speed of them is dangerous wherever they are used Brake | Even with permission to use the machines on private land, children should not be put in control of them - the sheer power and speed of them is dangerous wherever they are used Brake |
| The crash occurred in Fingrith Hall Lane, just outside the village of Blackmore, on Boxing Day. | The crash occurred in Fingrith Hall Lane, just outside the village of Blackmore, on Boxing Day. |
| The girl and her brother were both riding their new bikes behind their father's Range Rover when the accident occurred. | The girl and her brother were both riding their new bikes behind their father's Range Rover when the accident occurred. |
| Anyone who witnessed the crash between the red Shark quad bike and the red Range Rover, which occurred at about 1900 GMT, is asked to contact Essex Police. | Anyone who witnessed the crash between the red Shark quad bike and the red Range Rover, which occurred at about 1900 GMT, is asked to contact Essex Police. |
| Some manufacturers make smaller quad bikes with automatic transmissions for children. It is illegal to ride such machines on public roads without a licence and insurance. | Some manufacturers make smaller quad bikes with automatic transmissions for children. It is illegal to ride such machines on public roads without a licence and insurance. |
| Some junior quad bikes are capable of speeds of up to 40mph (64km/h). | Some junior quad bikes are capable of speeds of up to 40mph (64km/h). |
| A spokesman for road safety charity Brake said: "Even with permission to use the machines on private land, children should not be put in control of them - the sheer power and speed of them is dangerous wherever they are used." | A spokesman for road safety charity Brake said: "Even with permission to use the machines on private land, children should not be put in control of them - the sheer power and speed of them is dangerous wherever they are used." |