Boy dies after "accident" at Drumchapel building site

A 10-year-old boy is reported to have died after falling down a hole at a building site.

Emergency services were called to a report of a boy seriously injured at the site near Glenkirk Drive, Drumchapel, at around 9.55pm on Thursday.

He was taken by ambulance to the city's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where he died a short time later.

It is understood he fell down a hole into water.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to a report of a person in water and sent two fire appliances and two water rescue units to the scene.

A police spokesman said:

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

The boy is being named locally as Shea Ryan.

Police say they are looking into the circumstances, but his death is not being treated as suspicious.

Flowers were laid at the scene as neighbours paid tribute.

A spokesperson for Scottish Water said: “We are aware of an incident at a construction site in Drumchapel last night which has tragically resulted in a young boy losing his life.

“We, together with the other agencies working on this site, are assisting Police Scotland and the Health and Safety Executive with their investigations.

All of our thoughts are with the boy who has lost his life, his family and friends.”

A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said:

“We are aware of the tragic death of a young boy on a construction site in Drumchapel.

“Our first thoughts are with Shea’s family and friends.

“We understand the circumstances are being investigated by Police Scotland and the Health and Safety Executive and it would be inappropriate to comment further while that is ongoing.”

The local authority also says it does not manage either of the two sites in the vicinity or have staff working on them - although one is part of a Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic Drainage Partnership project, funded by the City Deal.

A spokesperson for the Health and Safety Executive said:

"We are aware of the incident and are assisting the police with their inquiries."

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We received a call at 9.57pm to attend an incident along with our emergency services colleagues, near Kinfauns Drive in Drumchapel.

"Our special operations response team, an ambulance crew and a paramedic response unit responded and a patient was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital by ambulance.''

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