Girl, 2, dies on journey to pick up kitten after car bumped into lamppost setting off airbag that killed her instantly

A TWO-year-old girl travelling in the front seat of a car with her sister to pick up a kitten died when the car crashed.

The tragedy happened when the motor hit a lamppost, triggering airbags which killed her instantly.

Sisters Solomiya, 5, and Melania (left) who tragically died in the car crash

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Sisters Solomiya, 5, and Melania (left) who tragically died in the car crashCredit: Newsflash
The Opel Zafira hit a lamppost causing the airbag to deploy

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The Opel Zafira hit a lamppost causing the airbag to deployCredit: Newsflash
Melania was killed instantly when she was hit by the airbag

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Melania was killed instantly when she was hit by the airbagCredit: Newsflash

Tot Melania was being driven in an Opel Zafira by her mum’s friend to get a cat when tragedy struck.

The car reportedly was driving down a road in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, when it crashed into the streetlight and killed the toddler.

Police say the tragic incident happened because the driver had ignored the rule that children under the age of 12 and less than 145 centimetres tall are advised not to travel in the front and especially not to travel without a specially fitted child seat.

The car was being driven by a family friend

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The car was being driven by a family friendCredit: Newsflash

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