A babe who died aft being deed by a Land Rover pursuing a book speechmaking successful a religion car parkland successful Scotland has been named arsenic her heartbroken parents paid tribute to her.
Ivy Mae has been named by her devastated parents aft the tragic incidental astatine Plymouth Brethren Church successful Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, astatine 7.45pm connected Wednesday.
The one-year-old miss was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary but died soon after.
The 40-year-old operator was uninjured.
In a connection released by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, the parents said: 'We tin corroborate that our beauteous girl Ivy Mae passed distant pursuing a tragic mishap past evening aft our regular religion gathering successful Balmedie, Aberdeenshire.
Tributes person present been paid to Ivy Mae has been named by her devastated parents aft the tragic incidental astatine Plymouth Brethren Church successful Balmedie, Aberdeenshire
A one-year-old babe miss has died aft being deed by a Land Rover successful a religion car parkland successful Scotland
This representation shows Balmedie successful Aberdeenshire wherever the one-year-old miss was deed by the Land Rover
'We are perfectly devastated and inquire that our privateness is respected astatine this challenging time. We worth each the prayers and messages of sympathy and enactment we person received from the section community.
'The exigency services tireless enactment and enactment is greatly appreciated.'
Plymouth Brethren religion told BBC Scotland that the mishap happened aft a book speechmaking astatine the hallway and that the babe killed was portion of its 'vibrant section community'.
It remains unclear whether the babe was successful a pram oregon not erstwhile she was deed by the Land Rover.
On its website Plymouth Brethren Christian Church describes itself arsenic a assemblage of much than 50,000 members crossed Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the Americas (including the Caribbean) and the UK.
It adds that the religion is 'deeply family-oriented and and members live, enactment and commune arsenic "Brethren"'.
A dense constabulary beingness was astatine the country connected Wednesday nighttime and Police Scotland has launched an probe into the collision.
A dense constabulary beingness was astatine the country connected Wednesday nighttime and Police Scotland has launched an probe into the collision
The religion said successful a erstwhile statement: 'We are a precise supportive church, and we are giving the household and friends of the radical progressive successful the mishap the assistance they need.'
The spokesperson besides thanked members of the exigency services who attended the incident.
Inspector Scott Deans, from Police Scotland, said: 'At this time, our thoughts are with the household of the deceased, on with everyone other affected by this tragic incident.
'Our probe into the circumstances stay ongoing and we'd similar to convey the wider Balmedie assemblage for their patience and knowing arsenic officers transportation retired their enquiries successful the area.
'Anyone with accusation should interaction constabulary connected 101, quoting incidental 3390 of 15 May, 2024.'
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