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Infant dies in 'tragic accident' near Whanganui

January 5, 2023
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A police car (file). (Source: 1News)

Police are investigating after an infant died following a "tragic accident" near Whanganui this afternoon.

Police say emergency services were called to the scene on a private property on Watt Livingstone Rd, in Westmere, around 3.30pm.

"An infant has died in what appears to have been a tragic accident," police said.

A St John spokesperson told 1News they "responded with two ambulances and one helicopter".

Police are investigating the circumstances behind the incident.

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