A man has admitted causing the death of a toddler just outside her home by driving dangerously.

Harlow Edwards, two, was hit by a Ford Focus that crashed into another vehicle and mounted the kerb in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, on October 13 last year.

She had been walking with her sister, who is now 18, and another child, who were seriously injured in the crash on the A94.

Luke Pirie, 23, appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh charged with causing death by dangerous driving and injuring the two children, who were aged six and 17 at the time.

He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced at a later date.

The court was told Pirie had passed his driving test just a year before and was said to be "worked up" and angry as he left his work at Scone Airport in Perth to travel to his partner's house in Montrose.

Advocate depute Iain McSporran QC told the court Pirie was seen speeding through Coupar Angus and had used his mobile for calls, texts and a Facetime before the crash.

CCTV showed the Ford Focus speeding behind a line of traffic moments before the crash, prompting sighs from the Edwards family in court.

The cars in front had slowed as a Citroen signalled to turn right but Pirie pulled out and tried to overtake the traffic, colliding with the Citreon at around 50mph as it began to turn.

Mr McSporran said the accused lost control of his car which spun and mounted the pavement where the children were walking after getting off a bus from Dundee.

Harlow suffered "multiple severe injuries" while the 17-year-old suffered bleeding on the brain and a spinal fracture which left her in a wheelchair for three months.

The other child suffered a skull fracture and permanent scarring in the crash.

Defence lawyer Mark Stewart QC said his client "wrongly believed it was a stationary line of traffic" when he tried to overtake.

A victim impact statement from Harlow's mother, Sara, was read to the court in which she said she had been "robbed of a lifetime of memories".

Judge Lord Ericht told Pirie "Because of what you did Harlow will never return home."

Harlow's parents set up a charity in her memory following the toddler's death, which took place just yards from her home.

Harlow's Helping Hand provides financial support and advice to parents who have lost children in similar circumstances.