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A 10-year-old girl who was hit by an ambulance as it was responding to an emergency call has died, police have said.

Nottinghamshire police said the girl had been in a critical condition in hospital after the incident, which happened shortly before Christmas.

A police statement said: “The ambulance was responding to an emergency call at the time of the collision in Low Wood Road, Bulwell, near Nottingham, at 6.30pm on Sunday 22 December. The girl was a pedestrian.

“Nottinghamshire police would like to offer their condolences to the girl’s family, who have asked for privacy at this difficult time.”

Officers were appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage, the force said.