

A four-year-old boy has did after a gravestone fell onto him in a cemetery in Lancashire, England. Emergency services were called to Rawtenstall Cemetery at around 1pm on Saturday, July 5, following reports that a gravestone had fallen onto a child. Despite efforts to save him, the boy did. Lancashire Police said his de@th is not being treated as suspicious and that it will pass a file onto the HM Coroner in due course. A spokesperson for 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. "His de@th is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed onto HM Coroner in due course." 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 is around 17 acres.
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