Boy dies falling from Sheffield hotel window
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Emergency services were called to the OYO Sheffield Metropolitan Hotel at about 14:30 BST
A young boy has died falling from a hotel window in Sheffield.
Emergency services were called to the OYO Sheffield Metropolitan Hotel in Blonk Street at about 14:30 BST on Wednesday.
The boy, who has not been formally identified, is believed to be under 10. South Yorkshire Police said his family was being supported by its officers.
A spokesperson for the force said it was not treating the incident as suspicious.
They added the NCP car park behind the 111-bed hotel had been closed and people had been advised to avoid the area.
South Yorkshire Police said a car park behind the hotel had been closed after the incident
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