Heartache as boy (10) dies in building site accident

Police were called on Thursday at about 21:55 to reports of a boy seriously injured near Glenkirk Drive in Drumchapel, the BBC has reported.

Officers, along with the fire and ambulance service, arrived a short time later.

The 10-year-old was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where he died soon after arrival.

Police said inquiries were continuing to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the incident but the death is “not being treated as suspicious”.

A spokesperson for the Health and Safety Executive said: “HSE are aware and assisting the police with their inquiries.”

A children’s slide that had been taped off could be seen at the very edge of the construction site with police standing guard.

Tributes to the 10-year-old have been posted on social media from “devastated” Drumchapel residents.

A post on a community Facebook page said: “So sorry to wake up and see this. Every parents worst nightmare. RIP wee angel. Thinking of all the family at this heartbreaking time.”

Another post said: “This is absolutely heartbreaking. May god bless all his family and friends. Also sending love to Drumchapel. Life is so cruel.”

“R.I.P little man, such terrible news, my heart is breaking for your family & friends, another life taken too soon xxx,” read another contribution.