First pictures of girl, 3, who died when buggy was blown into the road by a gust of wind and struck by a van as her mother turned to lock the front door

A girl of three was killed in a freak accident when a gust of wind blew her buggy in front of a delivery van, her family have said. 
Olivia Uffindell died from catastrophic injuries despite the desperate attempts of her nursery nurse mother Louise to administer first aid.
The 29-year-old had let go of her pushchair for less than a second as she reached back inside her front door.

Olivia, pictured with mother Louise Uffindell, died when her buggy was apparently blown in front of a van

Olivia's grandmother Debbie McClatchie said: 'She was very chatty very funny, very clever. She was such a lovely girl I don't know how we're going to live without her.'

Olivia's mother was said to have let go of her pushchair for less than a second as she reached back inside her front door

Last night, the victim's grandmother Debbie McClatchie, 49, said the family do not know how they are going to live without their 'lovely girl'.
Speaking at her home in Croydon, South London, she said her daughter had been considering moving out because she lived so close to a busy road.

She said: 'She blames herself of course but it was a freak accident. I keep telling her no-one's to blame.
'She just reached inside the door to pick something up and the wind just took the push chair. She's a nursery nurse and knows CPR so she tried to revive her, she said to me: "Mum I did try."
Speaking about Olivia, she added: 'She was very chatty very funny, very clever. She was such a lovely girl I don't know how we're going to live without her.
'She was thrilled to start nursery, she made us call it school because that's where the grown up children went and that's what she wanted to be.
'I've never been happy with her living there, it's a busy road and I didn't think she was very secure. We had spoken about her moving back nearer us but she's left it too late.'
The little girl was struck outside her home in Woburn Court, Croydon, shortly before 9am yesterday morning as he mum left to take her to a nearby nursery.
Her crushed buggy was left in the road as police and paramedics, including an air ambulance, raced to the scene.

Ongoing investigation: Police remove evidence from the flat where the girl lived. The driver of the van which hit her has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving

A view of the scene: The child is thought to have been hit next to the green bollard just outside her home

Mourning: A woman leaves a bunch of flowers outside the home of the young girl killed this morning

They took her to St George's Hospital, in Tooting, where Olivia was declared dead just over an hour after the tragedy.
The driver of the white Mercedes Sprinter panel van and his woman passenger stopped and tried to help save the girl as they spoke to the 999 operator.
The Metropolitan Police said the 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and later released on bail.
Shocked neighbours said they were met with a horrific scene as they came outside amid the clamour of emergency vehicles.
One said Miss Uffindell was screaming 'she's dead, she's dead' as she blew in her nose and administered CPR.
She added: 'I came out after hearing some noises and saw the buggy which had been crushed. I saw the little girl and she looked like she was in a bad way.
'Her mum was screaming. She said she had left her in her buggy outside her house for a few moments while she went back inside to get something.
'She said the wind had pushed the buggy over and a van has crashed into her. It's so sad. They are a nice family. They've lived here for two years.'
Mother-of-one Sabrina Serrette, 33, said: 'Louise is lovely and her little girl was so beautiful. I have a two-year-old daughter and we've chatted about our kids in the past.
'Her girl had gorgeous blonde hair, it was icicle white. Louise is a single mum and works for a daycare centre, the same one her little girl goes to.
'I am really shocked. It's so tragic. My heart goes out to Louise.'

Tragic: Wellesley Road in Croydon town centre, South London, near where a three-year-old girl was killed today when a gust of wind blew her buggy into oncoming traffic

William Messer, 72, said: 'I saw the helicopter touch down on the school playground behind the estate. There were lots of police cars and the road was cordoned off all morning. It's terrible.'
A London Ambulance Service spokesman added: 'We were called at just before 8.45am to reports of a road traffic collision on Wellesley Road.
'We sent a single responder in a car, an ambulance crew, a duty officer and London's Air Ambulance to the scene.
'Our staff treated one patient, a girl reported to be three-years-old, who was in cardiac arrest.
'She was taken to St George's Hospital in an ambulance, escorted by the doctor from the air ambulance.'
Delivery firm DPD confirmed to the Croydon Advertiser that one of its vehicles was involved in the incident.
'Our deepest sympathy goes to the family involved and we will continue to work closely with the emergency services investigating the incident,' a spokesman said.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: 'The driver of the white Mercedes Sprinter panel van stopped at the scene.
'Officers from the Road Death Investigation Unit at Catford are investigating the circumstances of the collision.
'The 36-year old-driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and was taken to a south London police station.
'He has since been bailed to return pending further inquiries on a date in early May.'
A Met spokesman asked anyone who saw the collision to call road accident investigators on 020 8285 1574.

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