49 m. ago Girl, 7, killed and four injured after branch from large tree falls on kids in park

Air ambulances, paramedic crews, police and the fire brigade all rushed to Chalkwell Park (pictured, file photo) in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, just before 3pm today.

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1 hour ago Five children taken to hospital after tree falls in Essex park

Two of the five suffered ‘serious injuries’ as result of incident in Chalkwell park, Southend-on-SeaFive children have been taken to hospital, including two with serious injuries, after a tree fell in a seaside park in Essex on Saturday. Essex police said they were called to Chalkwell park in Southend-on-Sea shortly before 3pm, where they found “a number of casualties”. An East of England ambulance service spokesperson said: “Two children were transported by road to Southend University hospital. “A further three children were later transported by road to the same hospital with minor injuries.” Police advised the public to avoid the area. Adam Hutchins, 47, told the EssexLive website: “I heard there were kids playing on the tree. They heard a big crack.“It must have [been] pretty loud. They went running over and there were kids underneath the tree. “All the cricket guys ran over and tried to loft the tree up. I think it’s one of the oldest trees. It had metal stands propping it up.” ...

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2 h. ago Five children hospitalised after 'large' tree falls on people in park

Air ambulances, paramedic crews, police and the fire brigade all rushed to Chalkwell Park (pictured, file photo) in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, just before 3pm today.

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3 h. ago Five children hospitalised after tree falls on people in park

Air ambulances, paramedic crews, police and the fire brigade all rushed to Chalkwell Park (pictured, file photo) in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, just before 3pm today.

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3 h. ago Five children taken to hospital after tree falls in park in Essex

Essex Police was called to Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea, shortly before 3pm, to ‘a number of casualties’.

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5 h. ago Southend park UPDATES: Multiple casualties 'including kids' as tree crashes down

Essex Police and ambulance crews responded to Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea, at around 3pm this afternoon after a tree fell on people, with several confirmed hurt

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5 h. ago Southend park UPDATES: Five children rushed to hospital after tree crashes down

Essex Police and ambulance crews responded to Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea, at around 3pm this afternoon after a tree fell onto children, with five hospitalised

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25 h. ago Nimes shooting UPDATES: Multiple casualties in French city as gunmen on the loose

At least six people have been injured, with one person fighting for their life, following a shooting in the Pissevin district of Nîmes today - police are searching for the perpetrators

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25 h. ago Nimes shooting UPDATES: Multiple casualties in French city as gunmen at large

At least six people have been injured, with one person fighting for their life, following a shooting in the Pissevin district of Nîmes today - police are searching for the perpetrators

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60 h. ago China school crash UPDATES: Multiple children hurt after car ploughs into crowd

Horrifying images from the scene of the crash in Beijing shows young children lying on the ground and being worked on by emergency services and debris scattered around the area

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5 d. ago Heat wave live updates: States of emergency declared across multiple US cities as thousands face triple digit temperatures

Schools across New York and the tristate area closed early as officials warned of oppressive conditions

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2 w. ago Austria school shooting live updates: Multiple people killed and dozens injured after 'bullied' gunman opens fire in two classrooms

LIVE UPDATES: Follow MailOnline's live coverage as police in Austria respond to reports of a school shooting in the city of Graz.

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2 w. ago Austria school shooting live updates: 'Multiple people dead' after gunman opens fire as elite Cobra polite unit race to scene

LIVE UPDATES: Follow MailOnline's live coverage as police in Austria respond to reports of a school shooting in the city of Graz.

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3 w. ago Major update on Leicester crash after car 'hit multiple pedestrians after fight'

An update has been given after four people were taken to hospital after a car reportedly ploughed into several pedestrians in Leicester city centre during the early hours of Saturday morning

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