The boy was taken to hospital but did not survive his injuries, said police.

An eight-year-old boy has died after falling from the window of a house in Nottingham, police said.

Paramedics had gone to the scene after a child was reported to have fallen from the window of a house

This is a tragic and devastating loss of life and our thoughts are with the boy's family and loved ones"

Police raced to Costock Avenue, Sherwood, Nottinghamshire at around 7.15pm on Wednesday, September 18.

Emergency services were raced to Costock Avenue, Sherwood after reports an eight-year-old boy had fallen. He was raced to hospital where he tragically died.

Police officers were called to an address by the East Midlands Ambulance Service at 7.15pm on Wednesday.

Police are probing the horror incident at a residential property in the Midlands

Nottinghamshire Police have shared details of the "tragic and devastating" incident, which happened tonight in the Sherwood area of Nottingham and sadly saw a child die

East Midlands Ambulance Service attended. Nottinghamshire Police are now investigating the incident, which happened in Nottingham

The eight-year-old was taken to Queen's Medical Centre but tragically has not survived his injuries

The boy was taken to hospital but did not survive his injuries

"An 8-year-old child… you think of your own."