A man who caused the death of a toddler just outside her home by driving dangerously has been jailed for six years.

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 earlier charged with causing death by dangerous driving and injuring the two children, who were aged six and 17 at the time.

He was sentenced on Wednesday.

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

He 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.

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 Citroen at around 50mph as it began to turn.

The court heard he 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 that left her in a wheelchair for three months.

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

Pirie was banned from driving for seven years and ordered to resit his driving test.

Judge Lord Ericht told him that but for his guilty plea he would have been jailed for nine years.

He added: "These children were walking together holding hands. Two were seriously injured and Harlow is dead.

"You have shattered the lives of a family. For them nothing will ever be the same."

Speaking outside the court, Harlow's mother Sara said: "Justice has finally been done. We would like to thank everyone involved in making that happen.

"Although we are glad that a substantial sentence has been given we would like to say that this in no way matches the life sentence we are now living and the life that has been denied to our precious Harlow.

"We can only hope our baby girl's beautiful face will serve as a reminder of the responsibility that comes with getting behind the wheel of a car and also the dangers of speeding and distraction to drivers, passengers and also the person on the other end of the phone who continues to communicate with someone they know is driving.

"As a family going forward we would now like to concentrate on honouring the absolute love and never-ending joy our darling baby girl brought into our lives through the charity Harlow's Helping Hand."