Several children are injured after a tree collapses at an outdoor activity centre in Surrey. Multiple outlets report that emergency services respond to the incident at PGL’s outdoor centre in the Hindhead area, where the falling tree affects children taking part in activities. Reports agree that one child suffers a serious leg injury and is airlifted to a hospital in London. Other injured children receive treatment locally: one outlet says six others are taken to the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford, while another describes multiple children being transported for medical care without specifying all destinations. The incidents are described as involving a number of child casualties, with injuries ranging up to the serious leg injury that prompts the airlift. Responders attend the scene and the children are taken to hospitals for assessment and treatment. The sources do not provide details on the total number of injured, the cause of the tree falling, or the condition of the children beyond the serious injury described.
Tree falls at Surrey outdoor activity centre injuring children; one airlifted to hospital
Several children are injured after a tree collapses at an outdoor activity centre in Surrey. Multiple outlets report that emergency services respond to the incident at PGL’s outdoor centre in the Hind...
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Key Points
- A tree collapses at an outdoor activity centre in Surrey, injuring several children.
- The incident takes place at PGL’s centre in the Hindhead area (including Marchants Hill/Hindhead references).
- One child with a serious leg injury is airlifted to a London hospital.
- Other injured children are taken to hospitals for treatment, including Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford.
- Emergency services attend the scene and transport the injured children.
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Multiple children left injured after tree falls at outdoor activity centre
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Several children injured as tree falls at PGL Surrey activity centre as one airlifted
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Children hurt in Surrey tree collapse at PGL activity centre as one airlifted to hospital
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Multiple children injured at Surrey activity centre with one airlifted to hospital
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