The parents of the Slough schoolgirl who died in a fall from a ski-lift earlier this week, visited the scene of the accident in Italy today.
Poonam Bhattal's headteacher has paid tribute to her, calling the thirteen year old an "extremely gifted, straight A" student.
The headteacher of the school attended by Poonam Bhattal, who died after falling from a ski lift in Italy, has spoken of the moment he broke the news of the her death to her parents.
Rajinder Singh Sandhu, the Principal of the Guru Nanak Sikh Academy, paid tribute to Miss Bhattal calling the 13-year-old an "extremely gifted, straight A" student.
The parents of 13 year-old Poonam Bhattal, who was killed in an accident on a school trip in Italy on Friday, have visited the scene of the accident today.
The travel company, which organised the school ski trip in which a teenager died, has released a statement:
"Skibound regrets to confirm that a pupil from Guru Nanak Sikh Academy in Hayes, Middlesex, has been involved in a fatal incident in the ski resort of Claviere in the Piemonte region of Italy.
"The thoughts and condolences of all at Skibound are with the family, school and friends. All our efforts are focused on ensuring they are supported in any way possible through this very difficult time.
"The company's operations centre received notification from the resort manager that a female pupil had been involved in an incident on a chairlift during her morning ski school lesson.
– SkiboundThe rescue team from the Italian emergency services arrived at the scene, but unfortunately she was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital. Her next of kin has been informed.
"The company's operations centre team continue to liaise closely with the group in resort and school staff involved as well as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Embassy in Italy."
Friends of a teenage girl who died after falling from a ski lift in Italy, have paid tribute to her on social networking sites.
The 13 year-old girl, named in reports as Poonam Bhattal from Slough, is said to have fallen 16 feet on to the piste in the Alps resort of Claviere yesterday morning.
She was on a school trip with classmates from the Guru Nanak Sikh Academy in Hayes.
Friends on Twitter described her as "a beautiful girl" who will be "dearly missed".
Police have launched an investigation and are due to question the teenager's classmates, who boarded the lift with her.
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a 16 year-old boy was hit by a car in Hayes. The green Daewoo Matiz failed to stop at the scene on Uxbridge Road though officers later traced the car and arrested the driver. The boy is in a serious condition in hospital with head injuries.
A carer from Hayes employed to look after elderly and vulnerable patients has been sentenced to three years in prison for drugging the very people she was supposed to be looking after.
Mirela Aionaei gave residents unprescribed anti-psychotic drugs and sleeping pills to keep them quiet during her night shifts. Emma Waldon was in court and sent this report.
Hillingdon Police are appealing to the public for help to find a teenager who went missing from her home address in Cromwell Road, Hayes.
Margaret Connors was last seen on 27 August when she left home claiming to be attending the Notting Hill Carnival. She failed to return and was reported missing by her increasingly concerned family.
M4 Elevated Section closed both ways, queueing traffic due to emergency repairs between J2 A4 (Brentford) and J3 A312 (Heston / Hayes), congestion to J4 A408 (Heathrow Spur / Uxbridge).
Traffic in to and out of London is advised to use the A316/M3 or M40/A40. Local traffic is being diverted via the A4 and the A312.
George Webb has painted his home in Hayes red and white to celebrate England.