A TODDLER has tragically died after being hit by a tractor.
The little boy, three, was put in a loved one's car and rushed towards the local hospital after suffering fatal injuries.
The driver managed to flag down a passing ambulance on the way, with the vehicle stopping in Rochdale Old Road, near Bury.
Cops were called to the scene at 12.45pm by North West Ambulance Service.
But sadly the little one, from the Tottington area, died of his injuries before paramedics could get him to hospital.
Greater Manchester Police said they are investigating the death.
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The driver of the tractor, who is understood to know the child, is assisting police with their inquiries, and GMP are not looking for anyone in connection with the incident.
In a statement, cops said the accident took place on farmland off Bentley Hall Road.
A scene was in place on Rochdale Old Road to allow for initial enquiries to take place.
The cordon has now been lifted.
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Specialist officers are supporting the family of the boy, and ask that their privacy is respected.
Chief Inspector Ian Partington, of GMP’s Bury district, said: “This is a heart-breaking incident that has seen a young boy tragically lose his life.
"My thoughts go out to his family and loved ones who will be utterly devastated by today’s events.
“Despite his family flagging down an ambulance while driving him towards hospital quickly as they could, the boy sadly could not be saved after the best efforts of paramedics.
"I can’t imagine how distressing this was for those involved.
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“We are working to ensure that a full investigation is carried out.
" The farmland where we understand this incident to have occurred remains cordoned off to allow our investigators and partners from the Health and Safety Executive to conduct thorough enquiries to establish exactly what has occurred here.”
A police car was also involved in a minor collision with another vehicle in Bell Lane while officers were called to the scene of the horror.
The occupants of the second vehicle were taken to hospital as a precaution and the officer in the police car was uninjured.
News of the little boy's death comes amid a series of fatal crashes around the country.
A six-month-old baby boy has died after a blue Ford Focus smashed into a parked car and flipped in Clacton, Essex.
The smash happened in Cherry Tree Avenue at around 6.45 pm on Wednesday.
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A woman who is not related to the baby has been arrested on suspicion of a number of driving offences, including causing death by dangerous driving.
Two people, a man and a woman, were killed in a collision in Battersea, London in the early hours of this morning.
They were fatally injured when a Mini Cooper flipped onto its roof.
A 22-year-old woman was later arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
And murder cops are hunting a killer driver after a dad was mown down in a hit-and-run in Coventry, West Mids.
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"True geezer" Andrew Flamson, 30, suffered fatal head injuries in an incident on Tuesday.
Police say two groups of people had been involved in a street row in the area at around 11pm - with the fight appearing to be a "catalyst".
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