{"id":563371,"date":"2026-05-03T02:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T02:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/563371\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T02:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T02:41:15","slug":"boy-dies-after-being-injured-by-fallen-tree-in-staffordshire-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/563371\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy dies after being ‘injured by fallen tree’ in Staffordshire tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Staffordshire Police have cordoned off the area<\/p>\n

Staffordshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service on Holmcroft Road, in Stafford<\/p>\n

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<\/a>, at 6.30pm tonight.<\/p>\n

But there was nothing emergency services could do and the boy was pronounced dead at the scene. A police cordon remains in place.<\/p>\n

A Staffordshire Police<\/a> 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<\/a> 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\u2019re advising people to avoid the area while we carry out our enquiries.”<\/p>\n

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