Staffordshire Police have cordoned off the area
Staffordshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service on Holmcroft Road, in Stafford
A teenager has died after being ‘injured by a fallen tree’. Police, paramedics and an air ambulance had been called to Holmcroft Road, in the Holmcroft area of Stafford, at 6.30pm tonight.
But there was nothing emergency services could do and the boy was pronounced dead at the scene. A police cordon remains in place.
A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: “A teenage boy has sadly died after being injured by a fallen tree in Stafford. We were called to Holmcroft Road shortly after the incident was reported to us. Officers went to the scene alongside paramedics from West Midlands Ambulance Service and Midlands Air Ambulance. Tragically, nothing could be done to save the boy. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 7.30pm. His next of kin have been informed. A large cordon has been put in place and we’re advising people to avoid the area while we carry out our enquiries.”
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