A child has sadly died in a serious collision at Kendal Rugby Union Football Club.
Emergency services are in attendance at the collision which involved a car and two children on a pitch at the club on Shap Road.
The incident took place at 4.58pm on March 5.
Police have confirmed that one of the children involved has sadly died, the second child is being treated by paramedics.
Immediate family members of both respective children have been informed.
There are specialist investigators at the scene and the area has been cordoned off as initial investigation enquiries take place.
The driver of the car, a man aged in his 40s, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. The car involved was a black BMW i40.
Police are treating this collision as an isolated incident and there is no suggestion at this time that this is terror-related.
Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact police by reporting online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it, quoting incident number 195 of March 5.
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