Man in court accused of causing girl's crash death
Alice Williams was with her family on King Cross Street when she was hit by a car on 8 July 2023.
She was critically injured and died in hospital three days later. Qadeer Hussain, 55, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
Mr Hussain, of Essex Street in Halifax, was released on conditional bail and is scheduled to appear at Bradford Crown Court on 28 February.
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