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A five-year-old girl has died after her head became trapped in a lift in a house in Dorset. | A five-year-old girl has died after her head became trapped in a lift in a house in Dorset. |
Police were called to an address in Emmadale Close, Weymouth, at midday on Thursday after the child became stuck. Emergency services attended the incident but the girl was pronounced dead at the scene. | Police were called to an address in Emmadale Close, Weymouth, at midday on Thursday after the child became stuck. Emergency services attended the incident but the girl was pronounced dead at the scene. |
A spokeswoman for Dorset police said the force was called to the property by Dorset fire and rescue service. “Police officers, paramedics and firefighters attended but sadly a five-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene. Her family have been informed and the coroner notified,” she said. | A spokeswoman for Dorset police said the force was called to the property by Dorset fire and rescue service. “Police officers, paramedics and firefighters attended but sadly a five-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene. Her family have been informed and the coroner notified,” she said. |
“An investigation, led by Bournemouth CID, has been launched to establish the circumstances surrounding the death.” | “An investigation, led by Bournemouth CID, has been launched to establish the circumstances surrounding the death.” |
The property where the incident took place is a two-storey house with a disabled ramp outside. |