Two children have been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a tree fell in a park.
A "serious incident" has been declared at Chalkwell Park in Southend-on-Sea, Essex with emergency services attending just before 3pm today.
Officers from Essex Police encouraged members of the public to stay away from the site.
One eyewitness told local media: "a massive branch of the tree snapped off."
Chalkwell Park in Southend-on-Sea, Essex
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A spokesman from Essex Police said: "We remain on the scene of a serious incident at Chalkwell Park. Officers, alongside ambulance and fire service colleagues, are responding.
"We were alerted shortly before 3pm to reports of a tree falling in the park.
"There have been a number of casualties and our work at the scene is ongoing.
"We would please ask the public to avoid this area where possible while this work continues."