Four injured as tree falls on Wollongong playground during festival

By Freddy Pawle For Daily Mail Australia

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Four people including a child have been injured after a tree fell on a playground during a religious festival.

Paramedics were called to MacCabe Park in Wollongong after reports people had been injured by a falling tree about 3pm on Sunday.

A NSW Ambulance spokesperson said they treated one primary school-aged girl, one woman in her 30s and two women in their 40s at the scene for minor injuries.

They were all transported to Wollongong Hospital in stable conditions.

Four people, including a child have been taken to hospital after being hit by a falling tree at a playground in MacCabe Park (pictured), Wollongong, on Sunday afternoon

Four people, including a child have been taken to hospital after being hit by a falling tree at a playground in MacCabe Park (pictured), Wollongong, on Sunday afternoon

Hundreds had descended on the park for Eid al-Fitr, an Islamic day of celebration marking the end of a month of fasting during daylight for Ramadan.

The event was hosted by Masjid As-Salaam, also known as the Berkeley Mosque, and advertised as a family-friendly festival with a number of amusement rides.

More to come. 

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