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Europe July 15, 2026

Chainsaw Accident Injures Man in Local Park, Rescue Teams Respond

Chainsaw Accident Injures Man in Local Park, Rescue Teams Respond

A worker suffered injuries while operating a chainsaw in Bearpark Colliery Woods near Durham, according to police reports.

Emergency services, including an air ambulance, arrived promptly to provide medical assistance and transport the injured man to the Royal Victoria Infirmary.

The ambulance team dispatched a double‑crewed vehicle, a duty officer, a specialist paramedic, and two hazardous area response units to support the operation.

A man has been taken to hospital after a "freak chainsaw incident" at a park. Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to Bearpark Colliery Woods near County Durham just before 11.45am today (WEDS). Police have the man, a forester, was taken to hospital by paramedics. An eyewitness said they saw the air ambulance circling before heading to the woods, where emergency services had gathered. They said: "I was at my parents' house and watched the air ambulance circling so decided to go have a look. "I got down to Bear Park Colliery Woods and saw a crowd, an ambulance, the air ambulance, and so many police. "I got down there and spoke to the emergency services there, who said a worker was injured with a chainsaw in a freak accident, but I don't know how bad it is." A spokesperson for North East Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a person injured in Bear Park Colliery Woods, Durham, at 11.21am on 15 July. "We dispatched a double crewed ambulance, a duty officer, a specialist paramedic, two vehicles from our Hazardous Area Response Team and were supported by Great North Air Ambulance Service. "One patient was taken by road to the Royal Victoria Infirmary."

Police officers arrived shortly after the incident and assisted the ambulance crews in the rescue effort.

The current condition of the injured worker remains undisclosed.

A man has been taken to hospital after a "freak chainsaw incident" at a park. Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to Bearpark Colliery Woods near County Durham just before 11.45am today (WEDS). Police have the man, a forester, was taken to hospital by paramedics. An eyewitness said they saw the air ambulance circling before heading to the woods, where emergency services had gathered. They said: "I was at my parents' house and watched the air ambulance circling so decided to go have a look. "I got down to Bear Park Colliery Woods and saw a crowd, an ambulance, the air ambulance, and so many police. "I got down there and spoke to the emergency services there, who said a worker was injured with a chainsaw in a freak accident, but I don't know how bad it is." A spokesperson for North East Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a person injured in Bear Park Colliery Woods, Durham, at 11.21am on 15 July. "We dispatched a double crewed ambulance, a duty officer, a specialist paramedic, two vehicles from our Hazardous Area Response Team and were supported by Great North Air Ambulance Service. "One patient was taken by road to the Royal Victoria Infirmary."

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