A small child was involved in a collision with a car near a new school, prompting a widescale emergency services response. The Wales Air Ambulance, land ambulance and police all rushed to the scene of Sketty Park Drive in Swansea near Parkland School just after teaching hours after receiving reports of the emergency on Tuesday, June 21. The young person received treatment at the scene from paramedics.
The air ambulance was spotted flying very low over the area at about 3.30pm onwards, leading to concern in the area. Fortunately, it appears the child was not seriously injured, with South Wales Police stating that the car was travelling at less than five miles per hour at the time of the collision. Wales Air Ambulance said that triage and treatment was administered from on board medics, and the youngster was then discharged at the scene. No further treatment was needed by Welsh Ambulance Service personnel who attended. Get Swansea stories straight to your inbox with our newsletter.
A spokesman for South Wales Police said: "At 3.54pm yesterday a report was received that a small child was in collision with a car. Emergency services attended including the air ambulance. Upon further investigation and after the child was examined by an ambulance crew it appears the child had collided with a car travelling at less than five miles per hour and was unhurt."
A spokeswoman for Wales Air Ambulance said: “I can confirm that Wales Air Ambulance attended an incident yesterday afternoon in the Swansea area. Our Dafen-based crew were mobile at 3.45pm and arrived at the scene at 3.56pm. Following triage and treatment from our on-board medics, we discharged the patient at the scene. Our involvement concluded at 4.31pm.”
And a spokeswoman from Welsh Ambulance Service added: "We were called yesterday at 3.36pm to reports of a road traffic collision involving a pedestrian and vehicle on Sketty Park Drive, Swansea. We sent our Emergency Medical Retrieval & Transfer Service to the scene where they were supported by the Wales Air Ambulance. No further treatment was required.”
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