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Girl, 2, dies after ice sculpture falls on her at Luxembourg Christmas market
A TODDLER has died after being crushed by an ice sculpture at Luxembourg City’s Christmas market, say cops.
The sculpture collapsed and "a block of ice unfortunately hit" the two-year-old girl, they added.
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Luxembourg police said that the girl, 2, was initially “severely injured” by the toppled ice, but she later “died in the ambulance”.
The youngster was struck by the block while visiting Place Guillaume at about 8pm yesterday.
Local media were told by visitors that paramedics had tried to resuscitate the girl "in front of relatives" at the scene.
Police have cordoned off the area while forensic experts investigate her death.
says that the “tragedy occurred near the ice rink, next to the large wooden chalet at the market.”
The publication adds that yesterday afternoon, an ice house was built for people to pose in front of for photos.
It added that "for some unknown reason, the sculpture collapsed on to the child."
The market was evacuated as a result.
Witnesses and the victim's distraught family - described as being "in tears"by Le Quotidien - are being cared for by a local psychological support group.
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reports that police have appealed for witnesses, after confirming this morning that the victim was a two-year-old girl.
The public prosecutor's office is investigating the fatality as involuntary manslaughter.
Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said on Twitter that "words cannot describe how tragic the incident is".
A man died on Saturday at Berlin's Christmas market after being struck, and crushed by a rollercoaster carriage.
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