21 m. ago One child killed and another in critical condition after tree falls in Essex park

Seven-year-old girl dies in hospital after incident at Chalkwell park in Southend-on-Sea involving five childrenA young girl has died and another is in a critical condition after a tree fell in a seaside park in Essex on Saturday.The girls, aged seven and six, suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital. Police said the seven-year-old girl died in hospital. Continue reading...

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78 m. ago Girl, 7, dies and four other children injured after tree falls in public park

A six-year-old remains in critical condition after incident, while three other children also injured

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80 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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84 m. ago Tragedy as girl, 7, dies and others injured after tree collapses in park

A six-year-old girl has also been left with critical injuries after the tree fell in Southend-on-Sea

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97 m. ago Girl, 7, dies as another in critical condition as tree collapses in park

One child has died, another has been left fighting for her life and three others were injured after a tree fell on them as they enjoyed the sunshine in a park on Saturday afternoon

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99 m. ago Chalkwell Park tree crushes girl, 7, to death with second child 'critical'

Essex Police said in a statement following news of the young girl's death this evening that the families involved in the shock Southend incident will be 'facing unimaginable hardship'

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2 h. 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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3 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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4 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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4 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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