Teenager rushed to hospital after falling from Sutton bridge

11:50am Saturday 28th July 2012 in News By Hannah Williamson

The air ambulance was called to Reigate Road, Sutton The air ambulance was called to Reigate Road, Sutton

A teenager was rushed to hospital after falling from a bridge in Sutton.

Emergency services were called to the A217 Reigate Avenue at the junction with Glastonbury Road, at about 6.45pm yesterday.

London's air ambulance, a clinician in a fast response car, an ambulance crew and a duty manager were sent to the scene.

A spokeswoman for London Ambulance said: "We were called to reports of a fall from height on Reigate Avenue, Sutton.

"The first of our staff arrived in six minutes.

"We treated a female patient reported to be 14-years-old for a back injury and took her to St George's Hospital as a priority."

Did you see what happened? Contact the newsdesk or email hmcw@london.newsquest.co.uk

Comments(7)

Michael Pantlin says...
9:05pm Sat 28 Jul 12

So drove past our St. Helier District General Hospital Major A&E to St. George's.Hospital. It's all cut and dried isn't it ahead of the consultation. I wish the poor patient a good recovery and hope the St. George's staff remember to hand round the water.

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badfurday says...
9:52pm Sat 28 Jul 12

It sounds as if she was flown to St Georges because of the severity of her injuries. Why would they take her to St Helier to make her stable, and then transfer her to St Georges? St Helier doesnt have specialist facilities. St Helier isnt and never will be a leading trauma hospital.

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Brianfromsutton says...
12:23am Sun 29 Jul 12

It seems that every accident is a 'Trauma' and has to go to St. George's so yep, you obviously don't need an A&E at St. Helier... may as well shut it down then!

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SuttonNat1 says...
10:12pm Sun 29 Jul 12

Just to correct your story she didn't fall she tried to jump off the bridge in front of an on coming car, which she fortunately missed as the poor lady drive was heavily pregnant. She was removed from the scene by ambulance which made it's slowly towards St.Helier. What happened after that was a decision made relating to her injuries, so if St.Helier was no able to treat her, then thank god we all have other options. I wish her a speedy recovery and hope that she gets the help that she obviously needs.

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Brianfromsutton says...
11:18pm Sun 29 Jul 12

Thanks for clarifying that Nat, it is good to know the facts, and it's a shame that the reporters don't when they file the original story.

It's good to see that the Ambulance crew did take her to St Helier first.... being about a mile away..... and then a decision was made.

Poor girl, life's pressures are hard on all of us so hopefully she will get through this and I hope the pregnant lady car driver is okay too... must have been a terrible shock.

It's a good job that St Helier still has a Maternity Department to look after her too if required!

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Michael Pantlin says...
9:57am Tue 31 Jul 12

badfurday wrote:
It sounds as if she was flown to St Georges because of the severity of her injuries. Why would they take her to St Helier to make her stable, and then transfer her to St Georges? St Helier doesnt have specialist facilities. St Helier isnt and never will be a leading trauma hospital.
Certainly won't be unless the locals demand it and just roll over to the bad decisions of NHS managers and remote civil servants in their Whitehall Tower.

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andysmith86 says...
11:20pm Fri 3 Aug 12

Just to clear it all up, she jumped off the bridge in front of me, i was driving a van, there was no other car infront or behind me that nearly hit her, as i had to skid and move into the other lane, blocking the road so its not possible for anyone to be close to the girl who jumped!

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