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Four injured, one seriously, in staircase collapse in St Ives Four injured, one seriously, in staircase collapse in St Ives
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Emergency services were called to the scene at 18:41 BST on Sunday Police said a scene guard was at the site
A woman has potentially life-changing injuries after an external staircase collapsed at a block of flats, police have said. Four family members have been injured, one seriously, after an external staircase collapsed at a block of flats, with the incident described by the owner as "your worst nightmare".
Three other people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the incident in Carthew Terrace, St Ives, Cornwall, on Sunday evening, said Devon and Cornwall Police. Helen Randall, who owns the property in Carthew Terrace, St Ives, Cornwall, said the external stairs gave way as her relatives were leaving after a visit on Sunday evening.
Helen Randall, who owns the property, said the stairs had collapsed when four members of her family were leaving after a visit. She said her aunt had suffered potentially life-changing injuries and had been flown to Derriford Hospital, in Plymouth, by air ambulance.
She said her brother and his wife had been discharged from hospital while her mother remained at the Royal Cornwall Hospital and her aunt in Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, after they had all suffered broken bones in what she called "your worst nightmare". She added her mother remained at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, and her brother and his wife had been discharged from hospital after they had broken bones.
Police said three other people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the staircase collapsed Mrs Randall said her mother and aunt had suffered broken bones when the staircase collapsed
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust said the service had been called at 18:41 BST.A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust said the service had been called at 18:41 BST.
They said: "We sent four double-crewed land ambulances, two air ambulances, two first responders and an operations officer to the scene.They said: "We sent four double-crewed land ambulances, two air ambulances, two first responders and an operations officer to the scene.
"We conveyed one patient by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital and three other patients via land ambulances to Treliske Hospital.""We conveyed one patient by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital and three other patients via land ambulances to Treliske Hospital."
Police said a scene guard remained in place and the Health and Safety Executive had been informed and would investigate the matter. Devon and Cornwall Police said a scene guard remained in place and the Health and Safety Executive had been informed and would investigate the matter.
Multiple emergency services were called on Sunday evening
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