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Unfortunately we have some very tragic news to report this morning.
Police have been in the Golcar area after a child was seriously injured. An air ambulance was also seen landing in fields nearby.
Officers attended a house on Banks Road where a two-year-old boy was injured. Sadly, he was pronounced dead at the scene. There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.
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Key Events
What we know so far
To clarify, here’s what we know about this tragic incident:
- Police were called to a house on Banks Road, Golcar, shortly before 7.30 this morning
- A two-year-old boy had been seriously injured and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene
- An air ambulance landed at playing fields off Reinwood Road and subsequently left without taking a patient, although the ambulance service have not confirmed whether this is connected to the incident on Banks Road
- The incident is not believed to be suspicious
- Police remained at the scene throughout the morning carrying out procedural investigations
- A female police officer has returned to visit the house this afternoon
WATCH: Reporter at the scene
Police are likely to be at the scene throughout the day to establish what has happened to the youngster.
What we know so far
Here’s the story with what we know so far.
Thinking of any family and people this is affecting this morning. Absolutely terrible news.
Police statement
Here is the statement from West Yorkshire Police.
“We were called at 7.26am to an address in Banks Road to reports of a two-year-old boy with serious injuries. Police and ambulance attended.
“Sadly the child was pronounced dead a short time later.
“A police cordon remains in place.”
Breaking: Two-year-old boy has died
Some very tragic news.
Police say they attended a house on Banks Road after a child was found with serious injuries. Sadly the two-year-old, a boy, was pronounced dead at the scene. The death is not being treated as suspicious.
Police focusing on one house
Police have been focusing on a house on Banks Road.
CSI van at the scene
There is currently no police cordon up or road closures on Banks Road.
Reporter Robert Sutcliffe is at the scene.
Resident tells us what she knows so far
Here’s what one resident told us:
“I was talking to a few people and a girl that lives next door to the house where the police were asked them and they just said it would be on the news later today and that it wasn’t nice in the house. I’m just round the corner back home now but when I left there was 3 police cars, 1 unmarked detectives car, and a CSI van. My neighbour possibly knows the people that live there but not sure yet. It doesn’t look good.”
Air ambulance lands in nearby playing fields
Here are some pictures of the air ambulance landing.
