British girl (10) killed in skiing accident in Austria By Press Association February 12 2013, 1:37pm February 12 2013, 1:37pm Share British girl (10) killed in skiing accident in Austria Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/202558/british-girl-10-killed-in-skiing-accident-in-austria/ Copy Link A 10-year-old British girl died after ploughing into a tree on a family skiing holiday in Austria, local police said. The child is understood to have been out with her father and brother when she hurtled off the piste into some woods. She was apparently unable to stop and crashed into a tree in the Mayrhofen resort, in the Tirol region. She was flown by helicopter to hospital in Innsbruck, where she died on Monday. A spokesman for Tirol police said: “The girl left the piste after she lost control of her skis and went into some woods. “She then crashed against a tree. She died in hospital in Innsbruck.” Police said the girl was wearing a helmet.