5-year-old dies after serious injuries in hotel room near Quebec City

A five-year-old childdied after sustaining injuries caused bya Murphy bed at the Village VacancesValcartierhotel, north of Quebec City.

Provincial police say first responders were called to a hotel on Valcartier Boulevard, in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier just after 5 p.m. Friday.

Paramedics transported the child to hospital in critical condition, where doctors declared the child deadsoon after.

Because this case involves the death of a child under the age of six, the investigation was automatically transferred to the Sret du Qubec's major crimes unit.

Investigators interviewed witnesses, and the police forensics team was also sent to the scene.