A four-year-old boy has been killed after a gravestone crushed him at a cemetery just outside Burnley, Lancashire.
The incident occurred in Rawtenstall Cemetery in Burnley Road, Haslingdon at 1pm on Saturday afternoon and emergency services were called to the scene.
Despite the best efforts of Lancashire Police to save the little boy, he tragically died, Lancashire Telegraph reports.
Police have confirmed that the four-year-old boy’s death is not being treated as suspicious and information will be passed to the coroners’ office ‘in due course’.
A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: ‘We were called to Rawtenstall Cemetery at 1pm today (July 5) following reports a gravestone had fallen onto a child.
A four-year-old boy has tragically died after a gravestone fell on him at Rawtenstall Cemetery in Burnley Road, Haslingdon
‘Tragically, and despite the best efforts of the emergency services, the boy sadly died. Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this devastating time.
‘His death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed onto HM Coroner in due course.’
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