Child killed by ice sculpture

Witnesses told local media that ambulance staff had attempted to revive the child at the scene. #icesculpture #Luxembourg

The fallen ice sculpture. (Luxembourg Times)

LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg — A young child was killed by a falling ice sculpture at Luxembourg city’s Christmas market, police said.

“According to initial evidence, an ice sculpture collapsed and a block of ice unfortunately hit a young child” around 8 pm (1900 GMT)on Sunday, police said.

“The child was severely injured and died in the ambulance,” the statement added.

Witnesses told local media that ambulance staff had attempted to revive the child at the scene.

The accident happened just meters from the ice rink at the capital city’s annual Christmas fair in Place Guillaume II that opened on Thursday.