A two-year-old boy has died following an incident at a nursery in Merseyside.
The toddler suffered a “fatal medical episode” at the Early Learners Day Nursery in Bootle on Tuesday.
Officers rushed to the scene on Hawthorne Road at around 12.35pm, where the youngster was then taken to hospital in an ambulance where he later died.
“We can confirm that an investigation is underway following reports that a two-year-old boy suffered a fatal medical episode at a children’s nursery in Bootle”, Merseyside Police said in a statement.
The force added: “The incident was reported at around 12.35pm yesterday, Tuesday 14 January, at Early Learners Day Nursery, on Hawthorne Road, and the child was taken to hospital by paramedics.
“He was sadly pronounced deceased at hospital and his family is being supported. An investigation has been commenced to establish the full circumstances and cause of death.”
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