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Chertsey homes evacuated as two 'taken ill' Boy, seven, dies as Chertsey homes evacuated
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Homes have been evacuated near a house in Chertsey after an adult and a child were taken to hospital. A seven-year-old boy has died and two adults, thought to be his parents, are in a serious condition in hospital after an incident at a house in Surrey.
Surrey Police were alerted by ambulance crews who were called to the house in Thameside in the early hours. Police said the three were taken ill at a property in Thameside, Chertsey, in the early hours and the child later died.
The ambulance service said the child was very seriously ill, and a man in his 40s - thought to be the father - was seriously ill. Officers said the cause of his illness was not yet known.
The area has been badly hit by floods, and ambulance crews said they had difficulty reaching the property. But 15 people were taken to hospital as a precaution and nearby homes were evacuated.
Earlier, police said they were alerted by ambulance crews who were called to the house in the early hours.
The ambulance service had earlier said the child was very seriously ill, and a man in his 40s - thought to be the father - was seriously ill.
The area had been badly hit by floods, and ambulance crews said they had difficulty reaching the property.
After the incident, approaching roads were closed and a police guard also remained at the scene.After the incident, approaching roads were closed and a police guard also remained at the scene.
The incident was being dealt with by Surrey Police, a specialist team from the fire service, and South East Coast Ambulance Service's (Secamb) hazardous area response team.The incident was being dealt with by Surrey Police, a specialist team from the fire service, and South East Coast Ambulance Service's (Secamb) hazardous area response team.
A Secamb spokeswoman said a woman, thought to be the child's mother, was also taken to St Peter's Hospital, in Chertsey, but she was not classed as a patient. A Secamb spokeswoman said a woman, thought to be the child's mother, was also taken to St Peter's Hospital, in Chertsey.
A spokeswoman said: "It [is] unclear as to what caused [the patients] to become unwell."A spokeswoman said: "It [is] unclear as to what caused [the patients] to become unwell."
'Flood-related evacuations''Flood-related evacuations'
People who were evacuated from their homes were not unwell, but had been moved from nearby properties as a precaution, the spokeswoman added.People who were evacuated from their homes were not unwell, but had been moved from nearby properties as a precaution, the spokeswoman added.
She said a number of local residents had gone to A&E at St Peter's Hospital, but none of them had needed any medical care.She said a number of local residents had gone to A&E at St Peter's Hospital, but none of them had needed any medical care.
It was understood the only patients were those in the initially-affected property, she added.It was understood the only patients were those in the initially-affected property, she added.
"We would say from a healthcare perspective that unless you are experiencing serious and prolonged symptoms you don't call 999, but if you have concern then you can call 111 and they will advise accordingly," she said."We would say from a healthcare perspective that unless you are experiencing serious and prolonged symptoms you don't call 999, but if you have concern then you can call 111 and they will advise accordingly," she said.
Sunbury resident David North, who works in Chertsey, had been in the area photographing the floods when he saw the events unfold.Sunbury resident David North, who works in Chertsey, had been in the area photographing the floods when he saw the events unfold.
He said roads in the area had been closed for several days because of flooding.He said roads in the area had been closed for several days because of flooding.
But he added: "This morning, police were everywhere, blocking off access and not admitting people to the area."But he added: "This morning, police were everywhere, blocking off access and not admitting people to the area."
He said he understood that emergency teams had come across an incident while carrying out flood-related evacuations of local properties.He said he understood that emergency teams had come across an incident while carrying out flood-related evacuations of local properties.