- A four-year-old boy has been crushed to death after a 450lb iron gate fell on him
- Angelo Quirino, from Manchester, was visiting family members south of Rome
- An investigation has been launched to determine how the gate fell on the boy
A four-year-old boy has been crushed to death after a 450lb iron gate fell on him while he played football on a family holiday in Italy.
Angelo Quirino, from Manchester, was visiting family near Rome when the freak accident happened on Saturday.
Reports suggest the youngster was playing with his brother when the tragedy occurred.
His uncle and neighbours near the property they had hired in Anzio, 40 miles south of the capital, rushed to help after hearing screams, but found him unconscious.
Angelo Quirino, from Manchester, was visiting family when the freak accident in Anzio, Italy (pictured)
The Manchester Evening News reports the youngster sustained injuries to his collarbone and head.
An air ambulance arrived at the scene and medics tried to resuscitate the youngster for more than 45 minutes, but to no avail.
Italian media have suggested the boy was with his mother, brother and little sister and his father has flown out from Manchester after learning the news.
Police immediately cordoned off their family’s holiday villa and an investigation has since been launched to find out how the 200kg – 450lb – gate fell on him.
The boy was visiting family in Anzio (pictured), 40 miles south of Rome, and was playing with his brother when the tragedy happened
The boy’s father Amedeo Quirino and his mother Roberta are believed to have moved with Angelo and his older brother to Manchester from Anzio in 2015.
A family friend told the M.E.N: ‘I feel sick. It absolutely breaks my heart. I have a son the same age and Angelo would have been going to school in a couple of weeks.’