Thousands of pounds raised for schoolgirl killed in ambulance crash

A fundraising campaign for a 10-year-old girl who was killed in an ambulance collision before Christmas has raised more than £5,000.

The 10-year-old, who has been named as Shaniqua Loftman-Smith, died in hospital after a collision with an ambulance in Bulwell.

The ambulance was responding to an emergency call at 6.30pm on Sunday 22 December. She was a pedestrian.

The fundraiser was set up by her aunt, who has asked people to help give her niece the "send off she deserves."

At the time of writing, the fundraising campaign has raised £5,140 - just over its original target of £5,000. The target is to raise £6,000.

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