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Three injured in sledge accidents | Three injured in sledge accidents |
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Three children were injured in two separate sledging accidents in Warwickshire on Saturday. | Three children were injured in two separate sledging accidents in Warwickshire on Saturday. |
A nine-year-old boy suffered back injuries when his sledge struck a boulder in Edgehill. | A nine-year-old boy suffered back injuries when his sledge struck a boulder in Edgehill. |
Minutes later and just five miles away near Northend, two 13-year-old girls injured their necks while sliding down a hillside on a rubber ring. | Minutes later and just five miles away near Northend, two 13-year-old girls injured their necks while sliding down a hillside on a rubber ring. |
On 3 February, Francesca Anobile, 16, died when the sledge she was on crashed in South Yorkshire. | On 3 February, Francesca Anobile, 16, died when the sledge she was on crashed in South Yorkshire. |
An ambulance crew sent to the incident in Edgehill had to cross fields on foot to reach the injured boy, who was then taken to Horton General Hospital in Banbury. | An ambulance crew sent to the incident in Edgehill had to cross fields on foot to reach the injured boy, who was then taken to Horton General Hospital in Banbury. |
The incident came two days after an air ambulance crew landed on the snow at Edgehill to reach a boy who had fallen from his sledge on a steep slope above Radway village. | |
Other people had laid him on the snow and kept him still because of a suspected back injury. But he was found to have suffered only bruising. | |
'No killjoy' | 'No killjoy' |
The two girls hurt in the second incident were flown back to the village of Northend before being transported to the same hospital. | The two girls hurt in the second incident were flown back to the village of Northend before being transported to the same hospital. |
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "No-one wants to be a killjoy but these incidents tied up a large number of ambulance resources and saw staff having to walk large distances across snow-covered fields, putting themselves in danger as well. | A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "No-one wants to be a killjoy but these incidents tied up a large number of ambulance resources and saw staff having to walk large distances across snow-covered fields, putting themselves in danger as well. |
"By all means enjoy yourself while the snow lasts, but please take care." | "By all means enjoy yourself while the snow lasts, but please take care." |
Similar warnings were issued after the death of Francesca Anobile at Rother Valley Country Park on Tuesday. | Similar warnings were issued after the death of Francesca Anobile at Rother Valley Country Park on Tuesday. |
She was one of five girls on a sledge which ran out of control and crashed through a mesh and barbed wire fence. | She was one of five girls on a sledge which ran out of control and crashed through a mesh and barbed wire fence. |
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