A teenage girl is fighting for her life following an incident involving a ‘stolen digger’ in the same park where a seven-year-old was killed by a falling tree last year.
Essex Police rushed to the Chalkwell Park area of Southend, Essex, at around 12.30am today following reports that a young woman had been seriously injured in an incident involving a ‘small articulated loading vehicle’.
It is understood that a group of people inside the park took unauthorised control of the vehicle and that is how the teenager was hurt.
Paramedics took the girl to hospital, where she remains in a critical condition.
Her family has been informed and are being supported.
Now, two people – a man aged 18 and a boy aged 17 – have been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and they remain in custody.
Chalkwell Park is the same Essex park where a seven-year-old girl was killed by a falling tree in June last year.
The harrowing accident left a six-year-old girl, who was also caught underneath the tree when it collapsed, in a critical condition while three other children were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
A teenage girl is fighting for her life following an incident involving a ‘stolen digger’ in the same park where a seven-year-old was killed by a falling tree last year. Pictured: Forensics at the scene earlier today
It is understood that a group of people inside the park took unauthorised control of the vehicle and that is how the teenager was hurt
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A spokesperson for Essex Police said: ‘A group was reported to have taken unauthorised control of a small articulated loading vehicle.
‘The girl is believed to have been involved in an incident with the vehicle and sustained significant injuries.
‘Officers and ambulance crews attended promptly, and a cordon remains in place.’
They continued: ‘We know there were a large number of young people in the area at the time, and we believe some may have witnessed what happened.
‘We urgently need to hear from anyone with information or footage.
‘You can contact us by submitting a report on our website or via our 24/7 Live Chat service at www.essex.police.uk, or by calling 101 quoting incident 39 of 13 June.’
