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10 year old girl dies after a cycling accident

10 year old girl dies after a cycling accident in the Papakowhai area.

Police attended the sudden death of a 10 year old girl yesterday afternoon after she had been cycling down a pathway onto a set of stairs in the Papakowhai area.

The 10 year old from Hamilton had been visiting relatives in the Porirua area.

At about 1pm she and her Aunty and another cousin had decided to go to the local Dairy. They have walked down the end of their street to take a shortcut to the Dairy. It appears that the 10 year old has been unfamiliar with the terrain and has cycled ahead of her Aunty down a smooth pathway leading further onto a set of stairs. She has then cycled over the stairs and fallen down the stairs landing some 12-15 steps below from the top.

Police were called by Ambulance staff who were already present at the scene but were unable to resuscitate her.

Police have not released the name of the 10 year old as NOK and other relatives overseas have still yet to be informed.

Inspector Soni Malaulau (Acting Area Commander Kapiti Mana) says that Police are liaising with the Family and ensuring that they are kept informed of the process from here. "this appears to be a very tragic accident and as a community we share in the families grief, particularly when they involve the death of young children". The matter is being referred to the Coroner.

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