Boy killed in SA playground accident

A six-year-old boy is dead after a metal slippery dip overturned and fell on him at a playground in South Australia's mid-north.

A six-year-old boy has died in a playground accident in South Australia's mid-north.

Ambulance crews were called to Farrell Flat, about 20 kilometres west of Clare, after a metal slippery dip overturned and fell on the child about 5pm (CDT) on Sunday.

The boy, from Clare, was treated at the scene but died from his injuries.

Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and officers were preparing a report for the South Australian state coroner.