Boy dies after collapsing at Co Down funfair

A boy has died in Co Down after collapsing at a funfair.

The PSNI said it was “ investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a child at premises in the Central Promende in Newcastle”.

It was reported that the boy appeared to faint during a family visit to the Pleasureland funfair.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and the boy was taken to Royal Victoria Children’s Hospital in Belfast where he was later pronounced dead.

The PSNI said it did not believe at this time that there are any suspicious circumstances.