Family tributes to Kendal football girl killed by car on pitch
Eyewitness Scott Denney said it “all happened very fast” as the car appeared on the pitch at Kendal rugby club just before 17:00 GMT.
“Just as we got on to the pitch, a car came through the barriers at the top and then landed on the pitch,” he said.
Mr Denney, whose son attends the GT7 Football Academy which holds training sessions at the rugby club, said he had “no idea” how the car got on to the field.
“It was just sheer panic. It was just not very nice at all,” he said.
“The children were obviously scared but the coaches dealt with it really, really well.”
Staff got the children off the field and out of view of the crash site, he added.
He said: “Last night there were a lot of families here that pulled together to give support to the mum and dad and friends of the little girl.”
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