Family’s tribute to ‘cheeky’ girl, 4, killed by car weeks before starting school

Sam Corbishley | Senior News Reporter Published July 17, 2026 8:08am Updated July 17, 2026 8:10am Olive Farrow was run over on Nottingham Road in Gotham just before 3.30pm last Sunday (Picture: Nottinghamshire Police) The family of a four-year-old girl who died after being hit by a car have paid tribute to their ‘cheeky, funny and sassy little girl’, saying she was looking forward to starting school. Olive Farrow was run over on Nottingham Road in Gotham just before 3.30pm last Sunday, July 12. She was treated at the scene and then taken to hospital but died there a short time later. Her family thanked locals for their support and the ‘outpouring of love’ they had shown for Olive. In a statement, they said: ‘Olive was a cheeky, funny and sassy little girl, who may have been tiny in size, b