Boy, 3, dies after being found unresponsive on garden play equipment at a Croydon nursery

A THREE-year-old boy died after being found unresponsive at a nursery in London.

The youngster was found motionless on a piece of garden play equipment at Little Learners Day Nursery in Croydon last Thursday.

Police and an air ambulance were scrambled to the school at around 2.30pm but tragically he died just over an hour later in hospital.

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

It is understood the boy tragically suffered a cardiac arrest, the London Ambulance Service said.

A Met Police spokesperson said: “The deceased’s family are aware. The death is not being treated as suspicious.

“Enquiries continue.”