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| Child dies on railway tracks in Bootle | Child dies on railway tracks in Bootle |
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| A child has died on a railway line in Merseyside. | A child has died on a railway line in Merseyside. |
| British Transport Police officers were called to an incident on a stretch of tracks in Bootle, close to Bedford Road, at about 19:00 BST on Monday. | British Transport Police officers were called to an incident on a stretch of tracks in Bootle, close to Bedford Road, at about 19:00 BST on Monday. |
| A spokeswoman confirmed a person was pronounced dead at the scene, but did not confirm the age or gender of the victim, or whether or not a train was involved. | A spokeswoman confirmed a person was pronounced dead at the scene, but did not confirm the age or gender of the victim, or whether or not a train was involved. |
| The death is not being treated as suspicious. | The death is not being treated as suspicious. |
| Trains on Merseyrail's Southport line were cancelled on Monday night following the death. | |
| A bunch of flowers has been placed beside the railway bridge with a note that reads: "Shine bright like a diamond. You was the happiest little boy." | |
| A boy and his mother left a card with a poem inside. | |
| A note in a child's handwriting said: "Going to miss you mate, why would you do such a thing." |