The eight-year-old killed after a tree fell in a school playground yesterday, has been named as Rianna Davenport.

The girl was crushed after a tree collapsed in high winds at a school in Epsom in Surrey.

Rianna was trapped by the tree and died at the scene around 12.30pm at West Ashtead Primary School.

Another child caught underneath the tree suffered a broken leg, and two other children received minor injures.

A health and safety investigation has been launched into the incident.

The school is closed today to allow pupils and teachers time to come to terms with the accident.

January 31, 2003 09:00