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Two children injured in Worcestershire garden wall collapse | Two children injured in Worcestershire garden wall collapse |
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Two young children were injured after a garden wall collapsed in Worcestershire. | Two young children were injured after a garden wall collapsed in Worcestershire. |
A five-year-old and seven-year-old sustained "serious" leg injuries, with the younger child also suffering head injuries. | A five-year-old and seven-year-old sustained "serious" leg injuries, with the younger child also suffering head injuries. |
The children - a boy and girl - were pulled from the rubble and flown to hospital by air ambulance. | The children - a boy and girl - were pulled from the rubble and flown to hospital by air ambulance. |
Emergency services were called to Bretforton, near Evesham, just before 09:00 GMT. | |
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Station Commander Steve Fox, of Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, tweeted the children were initially treated at the scene while crews "carried out further searches of rubble pile". | |
No further casualties were found. | No further casualties were found. |
Worcestershire County Council said the B4035 was temporarily closed by the operation. | |
It has since reopened, but the authority says "concerns remain" over the wall's safety. |