Four injured, one seriously, in staircase collapse in St Ives

4 members of the family have been injured, one severely, after an exterior staircase collapsed at a block of flats, with the incident described by the proprietor as “your worst nightmare”.Helen Randall, who owns the property in Carthew Terrace, St Ives, Cornwall, mentioned the exterior stairs gave method as her kinfolk had been leaving after a go to on Sunday night.She mentioned her aunt had suffered probably life-changing accidents and had been flown to Derriford Hospital, in Plymouth, by air ambulance.She added her mom remained on the Royal Cornwall Hospital, and her brother and his spouse had been discharged from hospital after that they had damaged bones.A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Basis Belief mentioned the service had been known as at 18:41 BST.They mentioned: “We despatched 4 double-crewed land ambulances, two air ambulances, two first responders and an operations officer to the scene. “We conveyed one affected person by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital and three different sufferers through land ambulances to Treliske Hospital.”Devon and Cornwall Police mentioned a scene guard remained in place and the Well being and Security Govt had been knowledgeable and would examine the matter.