A four-year-old boy has died in hospital after the Range Rover he was travelling in crashed on a country road in West Lothian.
The single-car collision took place on Drumcross Road near Bathgate at around 4.30pm on Friday. A 28-year-old man who was driving the vehicle was injured in the incident.
The child was taken by ambulance to St John's Hospital in Livingston, where he died a short time later. His family have been informed.
Police appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage
Police have appealed for information and dashcam footage as they investigate the crash. Sergeant Dave Waddell said: 'Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the boy who died at this extremely difficult time.'
'Inquiries are ongoing and I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash, or has any information that may assist, to contact us if they have not already done so.'
'I'd also ask drivers with dashcams, who were in the area around the time, to review their footage for any images that could assist with our investigation.'
Road closed for investigation
The road was closed to allow an investigation to take place. Anyone with information has been asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2468 of Friday November 6.
