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An eight-year-old girl has died following a crash in Carrickfergus, County Antrim.

She was Scarlett Rossborough, from the Larne area.

The single-vehicle collision in the High Street area was reported at about 11:40 BST on Wednesday.

A second child, a boy, was taken to The Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children by ambulance. Police said his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

The air ambulance attended the incident, as well as police officers and staff from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

The ambulance service said it received a 999 call following reports of a traffic accident in the High Street area.

'Overwhelming grief'

It is understood a group of children were on an outing when the incident happened.

Ulster Unionist Party MLA for the area John Stewart said it was a tragic event for the community.

"We are dealing with the overwhelming grief. We have the loss of a child and another in hospital," he told ����ý News NI.

"Our thoughts are with the families of those involved."

High Street in Carrickfergus was closed for a number of hours after the crash but it has since reopened to traffic.