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Pearl Black: One-year-old daughter of 'The Voice' star Paul Black killed in 'freak car accident'

'She was the reason we all lived,' says family

Monday 07 August 2017 12:30 BST
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Undated family handout photo issued by South Wales Police of Pearl Black
Undated family handout photo issued by South Wales Police of Pearl Black (PA)

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A one-year-old who died following an accident involving a car has been named locally as Pearl Black.

The baby was the daughter of Paul Black, a former contestant on BBC talent programme The Voice.

Her parents said: "She has left a massive hole in our hearts, the world will be a darker place without her. She was the reason we all lived."

Pearl was on her way home from a local park with her father when they were hit by a car.

Police are believed to be investigating reports that an unoccupied car rolled down a hill at an address in Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, into a wall which then crushed the youngster.

Pearl was taken to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil by air ambulance after the incident at 1.39pm on Sunday but died a short time later.

A South Wales Police spokesman said: "We can confirm officers responded to an emergency call at an address in Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil.

"A female child was taken to hospital by air ambulance after an incident involving a single vehicle understood to be unoccupied at the time.

"Tragically, the infant died shortly afterwards."

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