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Boy, 5, Critically Injured After Wall Collapse at Sidcup Family Golf

Investigators have yet to determine the precise cause of the collapse.

Overview

  • Emergency services were called around 5:40pm on Sunday to Sidcup Family Golf on the Sidcup By-Pass after reports of a collapsing wall.
  • London Ambulance Service treated two children at the scene and transported both to hospital, with a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance attending.
  • The five-year-old boy was taken to hospital by air ambulance and remains in a life-threatening condition, according to police.
  • A six-year-old girl injured in the incident has been discharged from hospital, police said.
  • The centre is closed and police enquiries continue, with officials saying it is unclear which wall failed; reports of a head injury for the boy remain unconfirmed.