Two-year-old boy dies in farm tragedy

A two-year-old is thought to have died in a slurry pit incident after being found unresponsive at a farm in Lancashire.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Two-year-old boy dies in farm tragedy

A two-year-old is thought to have died in a slurry pit incident after being found unresponsive at a farm in Lancashire. Police and emergency services attended the incident in Ireby, Lancashire on Saturday...

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