A nine-year-old boy has died after being hit by a falling tree. Police and paramedics were called to Hollington Road, Winnothdale, near Tean in Staffordshire, at about 1pm today.
A man and boy were rushed to Royal Stoke University Hospital. Tragically, the boy was unable to recover from his injuries and died.
His family are being supported by specially-trained officers from Staffordshire Police. The man remains in hospital, StokeonTrentLive reports. READ MORE: Road shut off and huge emergency services presence after huge tree crushes car with woman sat inside Police are asking people to avoid the area where the incident happened.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner. A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said: "Police received a report at 1pm this afternoon (Saturday 29 January) that a tree had fallen on a boy and a man, in an area close to Hollington Road, Winnothdale, near to Tean. "The man and the boy were taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
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