Child rushed to hospital after plunging from a height as air ambulance responds & cops close street

Published on August 04, 2025 at 05:27 PM

A CHILD has fallen from a height and been rushed to a major trauma centre.

Paramedics raced to the scene, nearby Dagenham Headway Tube station, in east London , at around 2.30pm today.

Church Elm Lane was cordoned off from Tasty kebab shop to Church Elm Lane Health Centre.

Emergency services, including an air ambulance, arrived to transport the youngster to a major trauma centre.

The child’s condition is not yet known.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 2.31pm today to reports of a person fallen from height on Church Elm Lane, Dagenham.

“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and a paramedic in a fast response car.

“We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

“Our first paramedic arrived in less than five minutes. We treated a child at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre by road.”

The Met Police have been contacted for comment.

Church Elm Lane, Dagenham shops.
The child’s condition is not yet known

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