A 20-month-old girl on a family holiday has died in a tragic campsite incident.
The toddler was killed in a collision with a car towing a caravan on private land.
She was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after the emergency services arrived yesterday afternoon.
Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police and paramedics were called to a campsite in the Helston area following a report of a collision between a vehicle and a child at around 12.50pm on Wednesday May 12.
"Tragically, the child, a 20-month-old girl from the Nottingham area, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
"Her family is being supported by specially trained officers.
"The collision involved a car towing a caravan and happened on private land.
"The air ambulance also attended the incident.
"The coroner has been informed and an investigation by officers from the specialist Roads Policing Team continues."
The dead child has not been named, but her next of kin have been informed.
It is thought the fatal incident happened at the Little Trethvas Holidays' campsite near Ruan Major.
Staff there have declined to comment on the incident.
The campsite holds pitches for tents, campervans and caravans, but also has two one-bedroom cottages and a holiday home sleeping up to six.
Helston is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately 12 miles east of Penzance and 9 miles south-west of Falmouth.
The A3083 was partially blocked while emergency services attended, with an air ambulance also called to the scene.
