Girl, 5, dies after emergency services rush to street

A five-year-old girl has died after police rushed to a street in east Manchester. Officers responded to a report of concern for the welfare of the girl in Levenshulme Road, Gorton, at about 12.45pm on Friday (July 22).

The girl was rushed to hospital where, despite the efforts of medics, she died. There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the young girl's death, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has confirmed.

Pictures showed several police cars and an ambulance at the scene on Friday afternoon. Eyewitnesses also reported seeing an air ambulance land nearby.

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In a statement, a spokesperson for GMP: “On Friday 22 July 2022 at around 12:45pm, we received a report of concern for the welfare of a 5-year-old girl on Levenshulme Road in Gorton.

"Emergency services attended and the girl was rushed to hospital. After the hospital staff’s best attempts to save the girl, she sadly died in hospital.

"There are believed to be no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.”

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