Girl on e-scooter dies in crash with van in London
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A family friend who visited the scene to lay flowers on Tuesday described the girl as “a little rainbow of colour and fun”. open image in gallery A family friend described the girl as ‘a little rainbow of colour and fun' An off-duty medic who was walking to work when he heard the crash told the newspaper he gave the youngster CPR until paramedics arrived. Messages were also left in tribute outside the school, including one which read: “I hope the teenager’s family will be able to deal with her tragic death and her soul goes to heaven.” Police cordoned off a half-mile stretch of the B167 in Newham in the aftermath of the crash.