A four-year-old girl who was knocked over with her grandmother in a hit-and-run has died. Police in Merseyside are trying to track down two men seen on CCTV fleeing the scene of the accident, in which Violet-Grace Youens suffered fatal injuries after being hit by a stolen black Ford Fiesta.
The child died in her mother’s arms in hospital on Saturday. Her kidneys and pancreas were donated, according to a Facebook post by her mother, Rebecca Youens. “My beautiful baby girl passed away in my arms on 25/03/2017 at 23:38. Thank you for all your well wishes …
“She was just too poorly. However, my brave baby girl saved two lives by donating her kidneys and pancreas. I am truly heartbroken but proud of my little fighter,” she said. Angela French, the child’s grandmother, is in hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Two men were caught on CCTV fleeing the scene after the crash on Prescot Road at about 3pm on Friday. Police are appealing for information about the pair, who ran away on foot.
The first man is described as white, aged between 15 and 20, around 5ft 10in tall, of slim build, with brown hair and wearing a royal-blue T-shirt and royal-blue shorts. The second is also described as white, the same age, with brown medium-length hair. He was wearing a black T-shirt and black shorts and dark trainers.
Anyone with information is asked to call Merseyside Police on 0151 777 6041 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
