Funeral for girl in dog rescue tragedy

The father of a schoolgirl killed after she was hit by a train while trying to rescue her dog yesterday carried her coffin at her funeral.

Natasha Elliot's father Wayne helped carry the white coffin which was bedecked with flowers into the service at Cottingley Hall Crematorium, in Leeds.

The incident happened just outside Morley station, near Leeds, earlier this month, at a foot crossing not far from where Natasha, left, lived with her father.

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Following her death Mr Elliott described his daughter, a pupil at Morley High School, as his "heart and soul" and paid tribute to his

"princess."

"She had gone to meet her boyfriend Danny and the dog ran on the track," she said.

"She got the dog out of the way, but was hit.

"Now I've lost my beautiful daughter."

The dog, Zeus, was unharmed. Natasha was taken to hospital following the accident but died shortly afterwards.

Picture: James Hardisty

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