A three-year-old girl has died after choking at an Asda supermarket.
Emergency services were called to a branch of Asda on Ormskirk Road in Aintree, Merseyside, on the evening of Tuesday, August 10.
A three-year-old girl was taken to hospital but police confirmed the child died a short time later, the Liverpool Echo reports.
North West Ambulance Service sent two ambulances and a Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) to the store at about 8.48pm. The tragic incident is not being treated as suspicious and enquiries are ongoing.
A North West Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "Two emergency ambulances and a member of our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) responded to a 999 call that a child was suffering a medical emergency at ASDA on Ormskirk Road, Aintree."
A Merseyside police spokesperson said: "We can confirm that emergency services were in Aintree following an incident last night on Tuesday, August 10.
"The ambulance service attended reports of a three year-old girl choking inside Asda on Ormskirk Road.
"The child was taken to hospital but sadly pronounced dead a short time later. The family are being supported by officers at this sad time.
"The incident is not currently being treated as suspicious and enquiries are ongoing.
"A file is in the process of being prepared for the coroner."
An Asda spokesperson said: "We are shocked and saddened by this incident and send our deepest condolences to the little girl’s family.
"We are grateful to colleagues who provided immediate assistance in store and will do whatever we can to support them."
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