A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving in connection with the crash which happened in Louth, Lincolnshire.

Lincolnshire Police said the girl had been a passenger on the motorcycle when it collided with a Ford Ranger pick-up on Monks Dyke Road.

The girl was taken to accident and emergency in Grimsby's Princess of Wales Hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.

A force spokesman said the motorcycle and the pick-up had collided on a footpath.

The truck had been coming out of a garage access road when the incident happened, he said.

The spokesman added: "A male has been arrested in connection with the death of the child and is currently under arrest for causing death by dangerous driving.

"Investigations at the minute are proceeding but are very much in their infancy."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Lincolnshire Police on 01522 532222 or the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership on 01522 555822.