![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/mum-watches-in-horror-as-little-girl-on-bike-is-killed-by-hgv-lorry-in-sleepy-village/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/218369799_10158208249008093_7370754507898417345_n.jpg&description=Eloise Jackson had only shortly learned to ride her bike when she was on her way back home with her mum, she cycled ahead and pedalled down a hill into the side of a moving lorry Mum watches in horror as little girl on bike is killed by HGV lorry in sleepy village A mother watched in horror as her little girl cycled away from her before she was killed by an HGV in a tiny village plagued by lorries on its small roads, an inquest heard. Eloise Jackson was seven and had only just learned to ride a bike when she took off away from her mother and pedalled down the hill and into a lorry carrying 26 tonnes of plastic. The seven-year-old girl died when she cycled into the lorry's wheels in the picturesque Wiltshire village, Collingbourne Ducis, where she lived. Heartbroken mum Laura Jackson told an inquest how she screamed and raced after her daughter in her final moments. The pair were just returning from the recreation ground close to there house at the time. In a statement, Mrs Jackson - who at the time ran her own baking business - told the inquest: "The recreation field was just a two minute walk away from our house. She was so happy riding on the recreation ground. "I was always by her side but wanted her to be more independent." Image: Google Streetview) Google Streetview) As the pair walked home, Mrs Jackson told her daughter to avoid cycling ahead - but Eloise pedalled off down the hill. She said: "Eloise hopped on her bike despite me telling her not to. I was yelling and screaming. I went to the end of the road and came face to face with a lady who said 'I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry'. "All the traffic stopped and I started screaming for someone to call an ambulance." It isn't known how Eleanor, described as a "bubbly" schoolgirl, ended up cycling into the lorry. Residents of the Wiltshire town have long voiced their complaints over articulated lorries driving through, but these calls escalated in light of the youngster's tragic death and have led to a campaign to tr){kind=link}
Eloise Jackson had only shortly learned to ride her bike when she was on her way back home with her mum, she cycled ahead and pedalled down a hill into the side of a moving lorry
A mother watched in horror as her little girl cycled away from her before she was killed by an HGV in a tiny village plagued by lorries on its small roads, an inquest heard.
Eloise Jackson was seven and had only just learned to ride a bike when she took off away from her mother and pedalled down the hill and into a lorry carrying 26 tonnes of plastic.
The seven-year-old girl died when she cycled into the lorry’s wheels in the picturesque Wiltshire village, Collingbourne Ducis, where she lived.
Heartbroken mum Laura Jackson told an inquest how she screamed and raced after her daughter in her final moments. The pair were just returning from the recreation ground close to there house at the time.