5 youngsters airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston after walkway collapsed. (Representational)
Texas:
5 youngsters have been airlifted to a hospital and 16 others have been additionally injured when a part of an elevated walkway collapsed on Thursday at a park in Surfside Seaside, Texas, metropolis officers stated, New York Instances reported.
Not one of the youngsters sustained life-threatening accidents, the town officers stated.
The youngsters, aged 14 to 18, have been visiting from Cypress and Tomball, outdoors Houston, and Spring Department, outdoors San Antonio. They have been there as a part of a summer time camp run by the Bayou Metropolis Fellowship, metropolis officers stated in a information launch, New York Instances reported.
Officers stated that the collapse occurred at about 1 pm (native time) at Stahlman Park, a seaside recreation space with entry to the seashore and views of the Gulf of Mexico. The coastal neighborhood of Surfside Seaside is about 60 miles south of Houston.
“The reason for the incident remains to be below investigation,” metropolis officers stated in an announcement, New York Instances reported.
5 youngsters have been airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, the town stated. Six of the youngsters have been taken to native hospitals by ambulance, and about 10 others have been taken by non-public car.
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