23/02/2015

Four-Year-Old Victim Of Bath Crash To Be Buried

The funeral is due to be held today of Mitzi Steady, who died in a tipper truck crash in Bath.

The four-year-old girl was one of four people killed, including her grandmother, earlier this month when a truck lost control on Lansdown Lane in the city.

The child's funeral is to be held at 13:00 today at Bath Abbey – her family said that anyone "touched by her short life in some way" was welcome to join them.

They have also asked that people to make a donation to road safety charity, Brake, instead of sending flowers.

Police are continuing to investigate the crash.

(MH/CD)

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