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24/05/2004
Boy killed in car accident at Gatwick Airport named
The three-year-old boy killed in a car accident at Gatwick Airport on Saturday has been named.
Rhys Edward Hood, from Brecon in Wales, had gone to the airport to see his grandparents off on a holiday flight. He hit by a vehicle as his father and grandfather were unloading luggage from the boot of their car at the North Terminal in Gatwick Airport.
Paramedics attempted to resuscitate the boy at the scene but he was later pronounced dead in hospital.
The car park was closed off for a time as investigators examined the scene of the tragedy.
Anyone who witnessed the accident should contact Sussex police.
(SP)
Rhys Edward Hood, from Brecon in Wales, had gone to the airport to see his grandparents off on a holiday flight. He hit by a vehicle as his father and grandfather were unloading luggage from the boot of their car at the North Terminal in Gatwick Airport.
Paramedics attempted to resuscitate the boy at the scene but he was later pronounced dead in hospital.
The car park was closed off for a time as investigators examined the scene of the tragedy.
Anyone who witnessed the accident should contact Sussex police.
(SP)
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