Two Boys In Serious Condition After Tree Falls in Fieldview


Nine year olds suffered severe head injuries at Spencer Cricket Ground

Two nine year old boys have suffered severe head injuries after a tree fell at Spencer Cricket Ground in Fieldview, Earlsfield today.

A third, nine year old boy, received leg injuries. The boys were waiting for a turn in the cricket nets when the accident happened.

A Met Police spokesman said: "We were alerted by the ambulance service that a tree had fallen on children at Spencer Cricket Ground.

"Three boys were taken to St George's Hospital. Two had injuries and were in a serious condition. The third had leg injuries and was described as walking wounded."

A spokesman for Wandsworth Council told the press it was a "terrible accident".

"This was at a private cricket club, but from what we have been told there were a bunch of kids queueing up to go in the nets. All of a sudden this tree came down on them... It is a private tree on private land but it has been pretty windy in town today and you can have a really healthy tree but if the wind catches in a prticular way a healthy tree can be blown over. The Council does not have any role to play."

All cricket at the ground has been suspended.



June 16, 2012