A four-year-old boy tragically died after a gravestone fell on him in Rawtenstall Cemetery, Lancashire. Emergency services responded to the incident on Saturday afternoon, but despite their efforts, the child could not be saved. Lancashire Police reported that the death is not suspicious and a file will be submitted to HM Coroner. The cemetery serves various religious burials and contains over 21,000 burial sites and features a small chapel for gatherings.
A four-year-old boy has died after a gravestone fell onto him in a cemetery in Lancashire. Emergency services were called to Rawtenstall Cemetery at around 1pm on Saturday afternoon following reports a gravestone had fallen onto a child. Despite efforts to save him, the boy died. Lancashire Police said his death is not being treated as suspicious and that it will pass a file onto the HM Coroner in due course.
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.'
The cemetery, located on Burnley Road, caters for Catholic, Church of England, Non-Conformist and Muslim burials and currently holds over 21,000 burials and over around 17 acres. There is a chapel which can seat around 40 people which can be hired for a small gathering.
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