Schoolboy dies 'unexpectedly' after feeling unwell and being airlifted to hospital
An air ambulance took the 15-year-old to hospital but he sadly died soon after
A schoolboy who was rushed to hospital after complaining of feeling unwell has "unexpectedly" died. On Tuesday, emergency crews including road and air ambulances, and officers from the Met Police, raced to Coopers School in Chislehurst, south east London, reports the Mirror.
Around five minutes after the alarm, paramedics had arrived at the secondary school and a 15-year-old boy was raced to hospital. He was pronounced dead shortly after he arrived.
The Met Police said that his tragic death was "unexpected" but confirmed that is not being treated as suspicious. His family is being supported by specially trained officers.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police confirmed: "On Tuesday, 13 May at 1.25pm police were called by the London Ambulance Service to a school in Bromley, where a 15-year-old boy was suffering a medical emergency.
"London's Air Ambulance transported the boy to hospital where he has sadly now died.
"The boy's death is being treated as unexpected but not suspicious at this time. His family and the school are being supported by officers."
A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service added: "We were called at 1.20pm on Tuesday, May 13, to reports of a person unwell in Hawkwood Lane, Chislehurst.
"We sent two ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, and an incident response officer to the scene. We also dispatched London's Air Ambulance.
"The first paramedic arrived in less than five minutes. We treated a teenager at the scene and took him to hospital by road as a priority."
The school has been contacted for comment.
On Friday, in a separate incident, we reported that a 12-year-old boy was fighting for his life following a horror crash in the Borders on a major Scots road. Three others, including another child, were also taken to hospital.
The crash occurred on the A1 on the evening of Thursday, May 8, at around 8.40pm near to Penmanshiel between Cockburnspath and Grantshouse. It involved a white Ford Transit Luton van and a black Peugeot 5008.
Emergency services arrived at the scene and a 12-year-old male passenger of the Peugeot was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where his condition was described as critical.
The 50-year-old driver of the car and a 10-year-old male passenger were also taken to hospital in the capital. The 44-year-old male driver of the van was taken to Borders General Hospital.
The road was closed for over 10 hours to allow investigations to be carried out and re-opened around 6.30am on Friday morning.
Sergeant Dominic Doyle said: 'Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this crash and I am appealing for anyone who witnessed the crash and hasn't already spoken to officers to get in touch.
'I would also appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time and who may have dash-cam footage which could assist to contact us.'
Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting reference 3639 of Thursday, 8 May, 2025
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