A three-year-antique boy has died after a collision with a tractor on a farm withinside the Tottington vicinity of Bury. Greater Manchester Police had been referred to us via way of means of North West Ambulance Service rapidly earlier than 12.45 pm today (Saturday sixteen July) after an ambulance was signaled to forestall via way of means of an automobile sporting a significantly injured infant on Rochdale Old Road.
Officers attended and the boy turned tragically mentioned lifeless through paramedics earlier than he can be taken to hospital.
Investigations soon revealed that the boy's critical wounds were caused by a collision with a tractor on farms off Bentley Hall Road.
While detectives from Bury CID and the Health and Safety Executive try to determine the details of the incident, the tractor's driver is supporting police with their inquiries. A scene is still in place at the property.
On Rochdale Old Road, a scene was set up so that preliminary inquiries could be made. The blockade has now been removed.
The boy's family is receiving help from specialized officers, and Greater Manchester Police ask that their privacy be maintained during this terrible time.
"This is a heartbreaking incident that has seen a young child sadly lose his life," Chief Inspector Ian Partington of the GMP's Bury division said. "My prayers go out to his family and loved ones who will be completely devastated by today's events."
The boy's family flagged down an ambulance and drove him as swiftly as they could to the hospital, but despite their efforts, paramedics were unable to rescue the boy. I can only imagine how upsetting this was for everyone concerned.
The farmland where we believe this event occurred is still blocked off to allow our investigators and partners from the HSE to conduct in-depth investigations to determine precisely what happened here. We are striving to ensure that a proper inquiry is conducted.
Strangers have flocked to social media to wish the boy's family well, calling the crash "tragic," "terrible," and "heartbreaking."
At the moment the boy's relatives alerted rescuers to his condition, there was reportedly a second, unrelated collision on Rochdale Old Road, adding to the tragedy.