Boy breaks leg after being hit by falling lamp post in Shrewsbury

The incident happened last Wednesday in Kingston Drive on the London Road estate. Several other lamp posts have since been taken down over the weekend as a precaution while Shropshire Council investigates the cause.

Councillor Dean Carroll, portfolio holder for physical infrastructure, added: “We would like to send our thoughts to the child and his family and hope his recovery is going well.”

Steve Smith, assistant director for infrastructure at Shropshire Council, said: “We were called to the incident in Kingston Drive, Shrewsbury last week. Engineers attended the scene as a matter of urgency and are currently undertaking investigations to find out what caused the column to fall.

“As a precaution, we took down several more columns in the area and replaced them over the weekend.”