'Perfect little princess', 5, killed in crash

The family of a five-year-old girl killed in a car crash have paid tribute to their "perfect little princess".

Alana Moscrop died in hospital five days after she was seriously injured in a collision involving two cars on the A59 in Gisburn, Lancashire, on Thursday 21 May.

In a tribute, her family said: "On Tuesday afternoon our lives were changed forever. We lost our beautiful, fun, perfect little princess.

"She will forever be missed but never forgotten by mum, Natalie, dad, Andrew, twin brother Finn and everyone who was lucky enough to meet her."

The tribute added: "We are beyond brokenhearted without her, she was our loving bundle of energy and joy."

Alana was a passenger in a Skoda Karoq when she was seriously injured after it collided with a Volkswagen Golf R on the A59 close to the junction with Strawberry Fields at about 15:55 BST on Thursday 21 May.

The driver of the Skoda - a woman in her 60s and a five-year-old boy who was a passenger - suffered serious injuries and remain in hospital for treatment.

The driver of the Volkswagen, a man in his 20s, also suffered serious injuries, and remains in hospital.

A Lancashire Police spokesperson said he was being treated as a witness in their investigation.

Alana's family are being supported by specially trained Family Liaison Officers.

Sgt Laura Kendall, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "My, and my team's thoughts are very much with Alana's family, and all those who knew and loved her.

"It's clear from their tribute just how loved and adored she was, and it is devastating news that she has died.

"They have understandably asked for privacy at this terrible time, and I ask that people please respect that."

She asked anyone with information or footage to contact them and urged people "to refrain from speculating online or otherwise".

"This collision has and will continue to effect real people – and seeing unnecessary speculation online will only make matters more distressing for them," she added.

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