Four-year-old dies after Range Rover crash in Scotland

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 8 Nov, 20:21 · Archive

A four-year-old boy has died in hospital after a Range Rover crashed on a road in West Lothian.

A four-year-old boy has died in hospital following a single-vehicle crash on Drumcross Road near Bathgate in West Lothian. The black Range Rover crashed at around 4.30pm on Friday. The child was a passenger in the vehicle.

The 28-year-old driver was also injured in the incident. The boy was taken by ambulance to St John's Hospital in Livingston, where he died a short time later. The Daily Mail reports that the driver was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment, though no update on his condition has been provided.

Drumcross Road was closed following the crash to allow police to investigate. Police Scotland have appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage. Sergeant Dave Waddell said: 'Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the boy who died at this extremely difficult time.' He added: 'Inquiries are ongoing and I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash, or has any information that may assist, to contact us if they have not already done so.'

Drives with dashcams who were in the area at the time have been asked to review their footage for any images that could help the investigation. Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2468 of Friday November 6.

How it is being reported

• Boy, four, is dead and man is in hospital after Range Rover crashThe Black Range Rover crashed at around 4.30pm on Drumcross Road in Bathgate, West Lothian, on Sunday.Daily Mail · 8 Nov, 20:10
• Boy, 4, dies after Range Rover crashes on country roadThe boy was a passenger during the collision on Drumcross Road near Bathgate in West Lothian A four-year-old boy has died in hospital after a Range Rover he was a passenger in crashed on a country road The single-car collision happened on Drumcross Road near Bathgate in West Lothian yesterday. A…Metro · 7 Nov, 11:33
• Four-year-old boy dies after Range Rover crashes in ScotlandThe 28-year-old driver was also injured in the incidentThe Independent · 7 Nov, 09:02

In this story: Police Scotland · St John's Hospital · Bathgate · West Lothian · Drumcross Road · Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

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