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12 year old boy dies after garage wall collapses

12 year old boy dies after garage wall collapses

In Britain, a 12-year-old boy has died after a garage wall collapsed. It happened at a house in Essex on Friday night.

Emergency services attended the scene and tried every effort to save the boy, however, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say a man in his thirties was also rescued from the rubble of the building and suffered an arm injury.

According to a report on Sky News, the house the garage was attached to has been declared safe.

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Detective Inspector James Hardingham, who is leading the investigation, said his thoughts are with the family and friends of the boy.

"We're continuing our enquiries to establish the facts leading to the wall collapse.

"If anyone has information that can help us, or anyone who was in St John's Road just before 7pm last night and saw anything that could help our investigation, please call us."

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service station manager Nick Singleton added: "This is a tragic incident and our thoughts are with everyone who knew the child as well as the wider Clacton community.

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"Our firefighters worked incredibly hard to save both casualties and this is never the outcome we want to see.

"We will be offering further support to all of the firefighters who attended this difficult incident."

The boy's death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.

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