Boy, Five, Rushed to Hospital After Wall Collapse at Crazy Golf Course
Police were called to Sidcup Family Golf on Sidcup Bypass, southeast London, at around 5:45 pm on Sunday after a wall collapsed during a children's birthday party.
A five-year-old boy was seriously injured and rushed to hospital, where he remains in critical, life-threatening condition. A six-year-old girl was also hurt but has since been discharged.
Witnesses say the boy suffered a head injury at the event. The exact wall that collapsed on the premises is still unknown, and police are investigating the incident.
Official Police Statement
"Police were called at 17:44hrs on Sunday, 9 November to Sidcup By-Pass, Chislehurst to reports a child had been injured by a collapsing wall. Officers attended and paramedics were treating a five-year-old boy. He was taken to hospital by the London Air Ambulance, where he remains in a life-threatening condition. A six-year-old girl was also injured and has since been discharged from hospital."
Summary
The accident occurred during a family event at the golf course, prompting emergency response and ongoing police inquiry into the cause of the wall collapse.
Author's Summary
A serious wall collapse at a London crazy golf course critically injured a five-year-old boy during a birthday party, with police actively investigating the cause.