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| Dumfries and Galloway boy killed in pole accident | Dumfries and Galloway boy killed in pole accident |
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| A 12-year-old boy was crushed to death by a heavy wooden pole as he played with friends in a Dumfries and Galloway village. | |
| The boy died at the scene in Kelloholm, police say. | The boy died at the scene in Kelloholm, police say. |
| Emergency services were called to an area of open ground at Glengaber Avenue shortly after 17:00 BST on Sunday. | Emergency services were called to an area of open ground at Glengaber Avenue shortly after 17:00 BST on Sunday. |
| A Police Scotland spokesman said they found the child trapped under the pole but despite efforts to free him, he could not be saved. | A Police Scotland spokesman said they found the child trapped under the pole but despite efforts to free him, he could not be saved. |
| Officers described the object as "similar to a telegraph pole". |