Child killed in quad bike accident is named

The seven-year-old girl who died following a quad bike accident in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim yesterday has been named.

The seven-year-old girl who died following a quad bike accident in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim yesterday has been named.

She was Megan Linda Bennett, from the Woodburn area of Carrickfergus.

It is believed the girl crashed into a wall on the bike shortly after 4pm at Hawthorne Avenue.

She died later from her injuries in hospital.

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The quad bike, which had been removed from the scene before PSNI officers arrived, has been recovered and police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.