A child has died after being trapped under a part of a collapsing tree in Banstead yesterday.

London Fire Brigade crews from Croydon and Wallington stations attended the scene at 4pm.

LFB Assistant Commissioner Pat Goulbourne said: “Despite the effort of emergency service personnel, the child was declared dead at the scene.”

The incident is not believed to be suspicious, but enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of the death.