A four-year-old boy has tragically died after a gravestone reportedly fell on him in a cemetery.
Paramedics were called to Rawtenstall Cemetery in Lancashire before police confirmed the boy died at the scene at around 1pm on Saturday.
Lancashire Police said the child’s death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to the HM Coroner 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.
"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."
