Overview
- A section of a tree fell in the playground at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, which happened on Wednesday, July 1, and struck three teenage pupils.
- Emergency crews including three ambulances, paramedic officers, a critical care car, a trauma doctor and a critical care paramedic attended and treated the injured at the scene.
- The most seriously injured boy received advanced trauma care from ambulance staff and was taken to Birmingham Children’s Hospital with medics travelling on board for continued treatment.
- School staff secured the site, specialist crews removed the fallen tree section, families of the pupils were contacted promptly and witnesses received pastoral support.
- The King Edward VI Academy Trust has opened a full and thorough investigation into how the tree section came down and further updates are expected as medical assessments and the probe progress.