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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. | 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 said. | The boy died at the scene in Kelloholm, police said. |
| Emergency services were called to an area of open ground at Glengaber Avenue on Sunday afternoon. | Emergency services were called to an area of open ground at Glengaber Avenue on Sunday afternoon. |
| 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. |
| Insp Rory Caldow told BBC Scotland that initial indications suggest the boy had been playing with friends when the accident happened. | Insp Rory Caldow told BBC Scotland that initial indications suggest the boy had been playing with friends when the accident happened. |
| He said the incident would have a big impact on the community. | He said the incident would have a big impact on the community. |
| "You can appreciate this has really been a tragedy," he added. | "You can appreciate this has really been a tragedy," he added. |
| "The kids raised the alarm at a nearby neighbours and they were really, really upset by what had happened. | "The kids raised the alarm at a nearby neighbours and they were really, really upset by what had happened. |
| "It's devastating to the family and to the community as a whole. | "It's devastating to the family and to the community as a whole. |
| "The kids are off the school at the moment and I'm sure the victim will be well known to everyone in this small community town of Kelloholm." | "The kids are off the school at the moment and I'm sure the victim will be well known to everyone in this small community town of Kelloholm." |
| He added that an investigation into the incident is continuing. | |
| Officers described the object as "similar to a telegraph pole". | Officers described the object as "similar to a telegraph pole". |