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Jamie Hawkins

Boy, 10, dies after falling down hole at building site near housing estate

A 10-year-old boy has died after being found seriously injured at a building site in Scotland.

Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the site near a housing estate at Kinfauns Drive in Drumchapel on Thursday evening following 'concerns for a child'.

The boy was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, but died a short time later.

Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious.

In a statement, Police Scotland said: "Around 9.55pm on Thursday July 16, police were called to a report of a boy seriously injured at a works site near Glenkirk Drive, Drumchapel, Glasgow.

"Emergency services attended and the 10-year-old boy was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where he died a short time later.

"Police enquiries are continuing to establish the exact circumstances surrounding this incident, however the death is not being treated as suspicious.

"Health and Safety Executive have been informed."

Police at the scene (Glasgow Live)

Several police vehicles remain at the scene this morning with the site remaining cordoned off.

Work has been ongoing in the area near Kinfauns Drive as part of a £5million drainage project to help combat flooding, Daily Record reports.

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