KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A fourth grader was hospitalized after being hit on the head by a falling tree branch at Pleasant Hill Elementary, police said.
Pleasant Hill Chief Tommy Wright said there were four fourth grade classes playing outside on the school's playground.
The branch fell from a tree in the yard of nearby neighbor's home and hit four students, including a fourth grade boy in the head.
Wright said the boy was initially transported to an area hospital in critical condition.
Three other students were evaluated by emergency medical service crews at the school.
"When we got on the scene, obviously it’s a challenge; you have students involved, you have teachers involved — these are not things that students and teachers are accustomed to seeing, so it's a very traumatic time for them," Wright said. "Just maintaining the chaos, I will compliment the school staff. They did a fantastic job; they did exactly what we wanted them."
No word on the boy's condition later in the day was immediately available.
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