Boy, 4, killed in West Lothian crash as police launch urgent appeal

Boy, 4, killed in West Lothian crash as police launch urgent appeal Police Scotland have launched an urgent appeal for witnesses following a single-vehicle crash near Bathgate, Scotland, which saw a four-year-old boy killed A four-year-old boy has been killed in a horror single-vehicle crash in Scotland, with police launching an urgent appeal for witnesses as they investigate the tragedy. Officers received a report of a single vehicle crash involving a Black Range Rover car on Drumcross Road near Bathgate at around 4.30pm on Friday. The four-year-old male passenger was taken by ambulance to St John's Hospital in Livingston, where he sadly died a short time later. His family has been informed. The driver of the Range Rover, a 28-year-old man, was taken to the Royal infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment. Officers cordoned off the road to allow collision investigators to work. Police Scotland have issued an urgent appeal for anyone who witnessed the crash, or has any footage or images of the incident, to contact them. Sergeant Dave Waddell said: "Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the boy who died at this extremely difficult time. "Enquiries 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 dash-cams, who were in the area around the time, to review their footage for any images that could assist with our investigation." Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2468 of Friday, 6 November, 2026. This is a Breaking News story. You’ll be more likely to see our stories when any big news breaks in future by simply by clicking this link. You can also join The Mirror’s WhatsApp Community or follow us on Google News, Flipboard, Apple News, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads - or visit The Mirror homepage.