A two-year-old girl was killed when she was hit by an ice cream van.

Billie Margaret Thompson of Constant Street, Consett, Co Durham, sustained fatal head injuries in the accident near her home.

The 35-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van suffered shock but declined medical treatment.

Durham Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident which happened in Pontop View, Delves Lane, Consett at 6pm on Friday evening.