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A 10-year-old boy had to be airlifted to hospital after he was struck by a tree and telegraph pole.

Football mad Kieran Blakey broke several bones in his body after being injured while walking in Alford.

The road was closed for a number of hours on Saturday, May 27 while emergency services dealt with the incident.

Lincolnshire Police say a nine-year-old boy, an 18-year-old woman and a 67-year-old woman all went to Boston Pilgrim Hospital by land ambulance.

An air ambulance took the boy to Lincoln County Hospital before he was transferred to Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.

Kieran has broken his tibia and fibula in his leg, broken his arm and fingers and has fractures to his spine, and will be in hospital for several weeks.

Dean Trewick, a friend of Kieran's family, has set up a fundraising page to help raise money for the 10-year-old and his family.

On the Justgiving page, he states: "Please can we help the family out and pull together as a community and dig deep to at least ease the financial burden at this sad time."

He hopes to raise £500 to help the family following the "freak accident" because Kieran will "need operations and support at home."

Dean told Lincolnshire Live: "I know how expensive travelling and living on hospital food is. It can also help financially when he comes home."

He explained that Kieran had been walking along South Street on Saturday, May 27 at around 3.30pm when he was struck by a tree and telegraph pole.

"He was walking [with other people along the street] when they were walking past an old tree.

"It started to collapse and, in falling, also made a large telegraph pole collapse as well, striking Kieran and the grandmother. She has suffered head injuries."

Dean says the 10-year-old football lover will be in hospital for "at least a few weeks".

Kieran has so far had operations on his leg and has had his armed pinned, says Dean.

"He's being so brave," he said.

Kieran has a "loving family" supporting him.

"The family are such a loving, close family," said Dean.

"All are hurting for him. He has an older sister and brother."

To donate via JustGiving, see here.