Police race to ‘serious incident’ at teenage St Patrick’s Day disco in Northern Ireland 

‘Three teenagers suffer life-threatening injuries and others are hurt after dozens of panicked youngsters spark stampede’ at St Patrick’s Day disco in Northern Ireland

  • Emergency services have rushed to a serious incident at a hotel in Cookstown 
  • Three teenagers are reportedly said to be suffering life-threatening injuries 
  • Greenvale Hotel is thought to have been hosting St Patrick’s Day event for teens

Emergency services have rushed to a serious incident at a hotel in Cookstown, County Londonderry, in Northern Ireland.

Three teenagers are said to be suffering life-threatening injuries while several others are hurt after dozens of panicked youngsters sparked a stampede at The Greenvale Hotel, according to Belfast Live.

The venue is thought to have been hosting a St Patrick’s Day event for teenagers, with the incident developing at around 9.30pm on Sunday. 

Emergency services have rushed to a serious incident at The Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown, County Londonderry, in Northern Ireland (file photo)

Northern Irish Ambulance Service said it received numerous reports of several people with serious injuries at the Drum Road event. 

Posting on Facebook at around 10.40, PSNI Cookstown asked parents to ‘immediately’ collect their children. 

A statement read: ‘We are dealing with a ongoing incident at Greenvale Hotel. Can we ask that all parents please collect their children immediately. Do not post rumours in the comments.’

Five emergency crews made up of paramedics and doctors were dispatched to the scene as well as Fire services.

Chief Inspector Graham Dodds said: ‘The St Patrick’s event is now over and I would appeal to parents to make contact with their children and collect them immediately.’ 

A source told the Northern Irish publication: ‘A number of young people have suffered severe injuries and are being taken to hospital for emergency care. 

‘This is a desperate situation on what should have been a fantastic night. It will be memorable for all the wrong reasons now.

‘A lot of people had congregated outside the Greeenvale and there was a lot of carry on but suddenly all hell broke loose and there was a big panic. We were trying to get away. Someone was doing CPR on someone on the ground.’

The Drum Road remains closed with diversions in place. 

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