Police have begun their analysis of the cherry picker that struck and killed an Avondale girl as she walked to school yesterday.
Ten-year-old Somali girl Rahma Mohamed died after the boom of the cherry picker came loose and swung out across the footpath hitting her in the head.
She was buried today in Ponsonby after a midday Muslim service.
The cherry picker, the trailer it was being carried on, and the station wagon towing it, all underwent scrutiny at a police compound by investigators today.
Sergeant Sandy Beckett of the police Crash Analysis Unit said investigators were focusing on how and why the boom came loose and whether it had travelled a significant distance unsecure.
He said it would not be known whether charges would be laid against the driver of the station wagon until early next week when the results of the examinations were expected.
* More deatils in tomorrow's Herald
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