10-year-old boy killed after incident at Glasgow building site

Child passed away in hospital after reportedly falling into hole on construction site

The Health and Safety Executive has been informed of the incident, Police Scotland confirmed (Getty Images)

A 10-year-old boy died after an incident at a building site in Drumchapel, Glasgow, Police Scotland has said.

Officers, who are not treating the death as suspicious, were called to Glenkirk Drive just before 10pm on Thursday.

However despite the best efforts of emergency services, who raced the boy to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Local media reports claimed the child had fallen into a hole at the site, which makes up part of a £5m drainage project in the region.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9.55pm on Thursday, 16 July, police were called to a report of a boy seriously injured at a works site near Glenkirk Drive, Drumchapel, Glasgow.

“The Health and Safety Executive has been informed of the incident.

“Emergency services attended, and the 10-year-old was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where he died a short time later.

“Enquiries are continuing to establish the exact circumstances surrounding this incident, however the death is not being treated as suspicious”.