Girl, 8, airlifted to hospital and horse she was riding killed after ‘hit and run’ horror as driver, 61, arrested

AN eight-year-old girl has been airlifted to hospital and a horse killed after a van crashed into them in a horror hit-and-run.

The tragic smash, involving a white Ford Transit van, unfolded in Launceston, Cornwall, at about 2.20pm on Sunday.

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The youngster was airlifted to hospital, with serious injuries, from the scene, at Higher Treween, in Altarnun.

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