One-year-old girl dies after collision with vehicle on campsite in North Wales

A one-year-old girl has died after a crash on a campsite near Caernarfon, police have confirmed.

North Wales Police said it received a 999 call at 10.20am on Monday to a report of a collision involving the girl and a vehicle on the Bryn Gloch Caravan and Camping Park.

Emergency services attended, including an air ambulance, which airlifted the child to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool.

The force said in a statement that the child died in hospital this afternoon, despite the best efforts of all involved.

Sergeant Simon Hughes of North Wales Police's roads crime unit said the "profound sympathies" of officers were with the girl's family "at this extremely difficult time".

"They will now be supported by a specially-trained family liaison officer," he added.

"The investigation to establish the cause of the collision is well under way and I would like to thank all those who assisted on the site today."

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The campsite is located in Betws Garmon, a small hamlet in the county of Gwynedd, with a population of around 249.

The police added in their statement that the coroner had been informed and that they were unable to release further details at this time.

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