A three-year-old boy has died in a collision with a tractor on a farm in Bury.
Police said they were called to the Tottington area around 12:45 p.m. after the boy’s family dialed an ambulance that happened to stop him while trying to take him to the hospital.
Paramedics declared the boy dead before he could be moved there.
He had suffered critical injuries in the collision on the farmland of Bentley Hall Road.
Chief Inspector Ian Partington, of Greater Manchester Police, described it as a “heartbreaking incident”.
The driver of the tractor is assisting officers with their inquiries, along with the Health and Safety Executive.
The child’s family is receiving support.
Chief Inspector Partington said: “This is a heartbreaking incident that has seen a child tragically lose his life and my thoughts go out to his family and loved ones who will be completely devastated by today’s events.
“Although his family called an ambulance as he drove him to the hospital as fast as they could, the boy unfortunately could not be saved after the best efforts of the paramedics; I can’t imagine how distressing he is. be that for those involved.
“We are working to ensure that a full investigation is carried out and the farmland where we understand this incident occurred remains cordoned off to allow our HSE researchers and partners to conduct thorough research to establish exactly what happened here. “.