Manchester van driver 'took 20 lines of coke' before killing toddler in crash

SkyNews - 19:28
Rawal Rehman pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after he hit a tram and then a three-year-old girl, who died from her injuries.

A van driver who killed a three-year-old girl in a crash had taken "at least 20 lines of cocaine", a court has heard.

Rawal Rehman, 35, of Lambton Road, Manchester, was driving on Mosley Street on 22 February when he collided with a tram.

He then hit Louisa Palmisano - known as Lulu - while she was walking with her parents, and fled the scene at around 10am before later being arrested.

The three-year-old girl died from her injuries in hospital.

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