Family's heartbreaking tribute to tragic girl, 10, killed in Boxing Day crash

27 December 2023 , 17:24

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Abbie Wilson, aged 10, died in an East Yorkshire crash on Boxing Day (Image: Humberside Police)

A 10-year-old girl was killed in a Boxing Day horror crash on the way back from a trip to the seaside.

The family has paid tribute to Abbie Wilson whose life was cut tragically short in the East Yorkshire smash. Another man died and six other people were injured in the carnage, cops said. The family say the “loveable” daughter dreamed of owning her own home and was constantly looking for it on the internet.

Abbie and a 66-year-old man in the other car were killed in the head on crash on the A166 near the village of Bishop Wilton shortly before 5pm on Tuesday. The young girl died when the blue Skoda Kodiaq that she was travelling in was in collision with a black Audi A4.

Her family is being supported by specially trained officers during this difficult time. Humberside Police has also launched an appeal for witnesses to the crash. The family, from Bradford, said in a heartbreaking statement: "Abbie was such a lovable young girl. She would constantly have us looking at houses she would find on the internet, describing her dream home for when she grew up. We will miss her so much."

The scene of the head on crash on the A166 near the village of Bishop Wilton (YappApp)

Abbie died when her family’s Skoda Kodiaq collided with an Audi A4 on the A1066 near Bishop Wilton, shortly before 5pm as they travelled back from the coast. A 66-year-old man in the Audi, which was travelling from York, also died and six other people in both cars were left seriously injured. The man has not been named yet.

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Humberside Police added: "Police are appealing to anybody who was travelling in the area at the time of the collision, or who may have dashcam or CCTV footage from this area at the time, to call 101 quoting reference 23*182208."

Mark Branagan